GREATER Manchester mayor Andy Burnham wants to increase the police element of council tax bills - saying it's 'vital to maintain GMP's improvement.
Tax paying for Greater Manchester Police is set to rise by £14 for a council tax band D property, to just over £270 annually. Most households in Greater Manchester are in the lower bands A and B, with band B properties seeing their 'police precept' rise by £10.89.
That means a band B home will now pay more than £200 in council tax for the first time. Andy Burnham has defended the increase, which his office says is 'one of the lowest in the country!
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