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People walk by Victoria Square, Birmingham, September 20, 2023
THE next government should introduce a wealth tax to prevent the widespread collapse of council services, the Unison conference heard today.
Moving a composite motion on the nationwide crisis in local government, Glen Williams denounced the cumulative effect of Tory cuts, which are now making “already poor areas with poor people pay more in council tax to receive less services when they have less money.
“We’ve got councils declaring effective bankruptcy, including Birmingham and Nottingham,” he added.
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