Chez nos voisins : Labour council to cut tax

A west London borough has become the first Labour town hall in the capital to say it will cut council tax this year.

Hounslow will reduce bills by 0.5 per cent in 2013/14 — worth £5.45 a year for a band D household — after exceeding savings targets. It has frozen council tax for the last six years, saving residents £200 after inflation.

Council leader Jagdish Sharma said: “We have managed to keep our pledge to reduce council tax by working hard to reduce our costs and be more efficient — but we are also protecting front-line services.”

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