%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Dozens of English councils are poised to infuriate ministers by raising council tax just short of the threshold that would trigger a referendum.
Almost a third of authorities will again reject the offer of extra central Government funding equivalent to a 1% rise to help them freeze bills, according to the most recent survey, and more than half of those plan to impose a hike of 1.99%, the biggest possible without being forced to seek the approval of voters.
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