Birmingham City Council has approved a 21% increase in council tax over two years along with £300 million in cuts to services, marking the largest budget cut in local authority history. The decision has sparked protests and criticism from residents and politicians.
Birmingham cuts: How much will my council tax bill be? https://t.co/e5EFJwXsKI
Of all the cost-saving measures announced by Birmingham City Council, it is the one residents will feel the most. A 21% increase in council tax over two years - but what does that actually mean in real terms? https://t.co/lI3ro3HOKc
Bankrupt Birmingham City Council faces strike action after Labour-run local authority votes for £300million of 'devastating' cuts and huge council tax hike https://t.co/LbK2ZSubKt https://t.co/oYI990IKUb
💵 Unite threatens strike action over Birmingham council’s ‘devastating’ budget cut https://t.co/fbLYi4OSN6
📈 Birmingham council votes for £300m of cuts and 21pc council tax hike https://t.co/kwzVJLN2DF
Birmingham City Council has approved plans to increase council tax by 21%, make £300m in cuts and scale back public services. Watch our special programme on @ITVX | @SameenaITV @LewisJWarner https://t.co/iOURtIUFmT
Birmingham City Council has approved plans to hike council tax by 21% over the next two years. More than 50 councillors also voted in favour of £300m in cuts over the same period ⬇️ https://t.co/7AJ664jjtu https://t.co/GQ0uz34Tbg
Birmingham council approves biggest budget cuts in local authority history https://t.co/bTfCTBJxim
Birmingham City Council is today set to hike council tax by 21 per cent while slashing public service funding, in a move that could see the city “run into the ground”, according to local councillors @sam_ruck3r reports https://t.co/qRaAsbDdKX
Birmingham City Council has approved a 9.99% rise in council tax and a budget containing plans for “unprecedented” cuts to services https://t.co/yb48zpnNLE
Bankrupt Labour-run Birmingham City Council signs off on wave of 'devastating' cuts and 21% rise in council tax https://t.co/B7zoBH7gjd https://t.co/0Klz4evRAy
Cries of ‘stop the cuts’ were heard as a crowd of protesters gathered outside Birmingham City Council’s HQ while today’s all-important budget meeting took place @naomi_desouza https://t.co/t3kU8HuRJk
Inside today's critical council budget debate in Birmingham amid warnings that 'decisions will have lasting impact' on every single neighbourhood in the city https://t.co/NmEQf6wllD
"Birmingham council votes for £300m of cuts and 21pc council tax rise "Residents being made to pay for Labour’s failure in city that declared itself effectively bankrupt last year" https://t.co/Ymdm9RT6Uw
Birmingham City Council has approved a 9.99% rise in council tax and a budget containing plans for “unprecedented” service cuts. Tory Councilor Merion Jenkins: “The taxpayers in Birmingham have had a terrible deal from this Labour administration.” @iromg https://t.co/9asEq8fMW0
Birmingham City Council approves biggest budget cuts in local authority history and 21 per cent rise in tax over two years https://t.co/oWJ6uEXAHS
Birmingham City Council's 'devastating' budget cuts and tax hike approved https://t.co/AQlyKu7YdL
Birmingham City Council has signed off a wave of cuts to services and a 21% rise in council tax over two years. https://t.co/GWsduyooft
Birmingham City Council signs off £300m cuts and 21% council tax rise https://t.co/R8DQHSl9pa
BREAKING: Birmingham City Council approves £300m cuts and 21% rise in tax over two years Read more: https://t.co/W5Ns4BnQP5
NEW: Birmingham City Council (Labour) has approved plans to increase council tax by 21% over next few years. Councillors have also approved £300m in cuts. It’s the biggest local authority in Europe and has ended up in effective insolvency. Many more councils in same position. https://t.co/Roczs2AqVC
🚨 BREAKING: Labour-run Birmingham City Council has approved £300m in cuts and a 21% increase in tax over two years
'Bankrupt' Birmingham approves 'devastating' 21% tax hike https://t.co/QPMO2KpMUO
And there we have it. Unsurprisingly, councillors have voted to approve Birmingham’s budget. £300m cut over 2 years ✂️ 21% council tax rise over 2 years 📈 Fortnightly bin collection to be introduced 🗑️ @BrumLeader said he does so with a ‘heavy heart’ @itvcentral https://t.co/cb6bsG6Oqo
Birmingham City Council has signed off a wave of cuts to services and a 21% rise in council tax over two years https://t.co/oqZaj2iKAe
Birmingham City Council signs off 'devastating' cuts https://t.co/RMX1IEtXRk
Birmingham budget cuts protestors march on council house ahead of vote on 'worst budget in living memory' https://t.co/ZSB2uNRQRQ
The leader of Birmingham City Council tells ITV News Central he's "had to make some really tough decisions to get the budget to balance", as councillors vote on the largest budget cut in local authority history. https://t.co/RHXNIbHlJ0
A protest is being held outside Birmingham City Council while the council votes on £300million worth of cuts to services over two years. https://t.co/os6BrCPr2q
Coming up on Dewbs & Co from 6pm… 🚓 Sunak tells police to get tougher on protesters 🔴 Birmingham Council members should ‘hang their heads in shame’ for budget chaos: ‘Why should we have to bail out a complete and utter failure?!’ @MichelleDewbs https://t.co/uUH8qWPpFr
'People are struggling and we are getting fed up.' 'It’s disgusting… upping it by 10% is really going to affect me' 'It’s absolutely ridiculous that they couldn’t take care of the funding that they had’ Birmingham locals voice their anger at the council for its budget chaos. https://t.co/tlhlBhhh7a
We’re live tonight in Victoria Square as Birmingham City Council prepares to approve the largest budget cut in local authority history. Join us at 6 o’clock @itvcentral https://t.co/2Pk3zq2GZN
Protest are under way as Birmingham council vote on the budget for services and inevitable cutbacks. @ITVCentral are live at 6 with all the latest on how it will effect brummies https://t.co/QEMzixsaWy
Councillors in Birmingham are moments away from approving the largest budget cut any local authority has ever made. More on @ITVCentral at 6pm. https://t.co/GqxmLwLW3Q
Birmingham bankrupt. 21% hike in Council tax and services stripped to the bone. This is what happens when Labour run things. 🥀 https://t.co/CU7MeQtFHI
'Bankrupt' Birmingham Council set to vote on 21% tax hike as residents face bin collection cuts and dimmed streetlights https://t.co/YmV1H0Tw9Z