Massive tax rise could bail out council.

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: July 30, 1998 | Copyright information

A West Midland council has to axe up to pounds 3 million from its spending and may be forced to increase council tax by 25 per cent next year.

The cash crisis in Walsall, which may also see council tax rise a further 14 per cent in 2000, prompted a scathing attack on the authority's Labour rulers.

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