The Reform-led Lancashire County Council has today announced that their council tax would be increasing by 3.8%.
But this contrasts with their pre-election message spread across the whole of the County, that they would be cutting the council tax.
The Conservative Group posted on their Facebook page:
Given Reforms pre-election pledges, it is surprising to see Council Tax even going up at all in Lancashire.
Due to the very strong performance of the Pension Fund under the Conservatives, cost pressures have reduced for Reform by circa £14m a year. Furthermore, Government funding has increased by circa £26m a year more than expected and budgeted for.
So, why if Reform are £40m a year better off due to the decisions of past Conservative administrations and the current Government, have they only reduced the increase in Council Tax by around £8.2m? Where has the rest gone to and where are the much-vaunted DOGE savings?
It is clear that they still have more questions to answer, which the Conservatives intend to ask them, on behalf of the residents of Lancashire.
