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“… his first Budget as Labour Chancellor, Mr Healey: - Raised taxes on savers, landlords and banks as he continued the Labour Government's record of pushing up the tax burden to new highs at every Budget; - Offered a £100 rebate to 20million homes in council…”

“But with households facing soaring energy prices, and mortgage bills rising amid higher interest rates, Healey offered a £100 cost-of-living payout, which will be sent to all English households in council tax bands A-D.”

“Winner: Struggling households Twenty million households, including two million in London, who are in council tax bands A-D will get a £100 ‘Household Energy Payment’ paid directly into their bank accounts to help deal with rising energy bills.”

“Under Labour’s Fair Funding Review five London boroughs - Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Wandsworth, Hammersmith & Fulham and the City of London - face huge cuts and imposing massive council tax hikes.”

“Many councils have also hiked parking charges in a bid to boost their coffers, with some even considering a tax on workplace parking spaces.”

“Fair Funding Review Labour’s Fair Funding Review means four London boroughs, along with the City of London, face having to impose huge council tax hikes.”

“The new face of the housing crisis isn’t a struggling 20-something; it’s a single woman over 55 only one rental hike away from living in her car or couch-surfing.”

“Kensington & Chelsea, Wandsworth and Westminster residents, as well as those living in Hammersmith & Fulham and the City of London also face huge hikes to their council tax bills next year after the Government slashed their funding.”

“The west London local authority has warned it could have to hike bills by an unprecedented 150% – Britain's biggest-ever percentage council tax rise – after being given special dispensation by ministers to go beyond the current 4.99% limit on increases…”