London council tax: Sadiq Khan announces £40 increase to council tax bill to fund £30million crackdown on crime

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The 12 - our free newsletter with all the news you needAverage Londoners will face a near £40 hike in their annual council tax bill after an announcement by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. The extra funding for the police will go directly towards putting an additional 500 Police Community Support Officers into neighbourhoods across London. The Mayor also said it was a "challenging time" for London and blamed the Government for "not fully funding our public services". Deputy leader of the GLA Conservatives Peter Fortune said: "London is now facing a major cost of Khan crisis. Sadiq Khan’s Council Tax will have risen 57 per cent since he was elected, as he hits Londoners with another big increase in fares and a ULEZ tax that targets the poorest.
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