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One in ten to be hit with £3,000 council tax bills for first time under Labour

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Sir Keir Starmer has given local authorities the green light to raise council tax.

Maintaining the 5% cap could raise the average levy by 109 from 2,171 in 2024-25 to 2,280 by April .

Nearly 2.5 million families in England face paying 3,000 in 2025-26 , more than 436,000 currently pay that much already.

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