Surrey council tax rise would raise £90m but the council...

A B&Q in Macclesfield and a Travelodge in Stratford upon Avon are among £136 million worth of investments Surrey County Council has made outside of the county, which opposition councillors say could be withdrawn instead of raising council tax.The council recently announced plans to raise its share of council tax by 15 per cent to raise about £90 million to secure services including adult social care for the next three years.But Hazel Watson, leader of the Surrey Liberal Democrats...

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