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Starmer promised to freeze council tax – then raised it by 5pc

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Government told councils they could raise the levy by a maximum of 5pc in 2025-26 .

But last year , Sir Keir Starmer promised a one-year council tax freeze.

He challenged then-prime minister Rishi Sunak to match his pledge to freeze the levy.

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