Gedling Borough Council has agreed to increase council tax for the next financial year, citing Government underfunding as a major problem.
Labour-run Gedling Borough Council set its budget for the next 12 months at a meeting on March 6.
Gedling will put its council tax up by 2.98 per cent which marks a yearly £5.48 increase for a Band D property.
Nottinghamshire County Council is also raising its portion of council tax, as well as Nottinghamshire Fire Authority and the Police and Crime Commissioner.
In January the Government announced a £600 million support package for councils across England but the money will primarily help councils with social care budgets.
Gedling Borough Council’s leader Cllr John Clarke (Lab) told councillors at the meeting the budget was set against “a backdrop of historic cuts to central government grant funding”.
Deputy leader Cllr Michael Payne (Lab) said: “This council has been held back for too long by people playing ideological dogmatic games in Westminster.
“This is a balanced budget, it protects every leisure centre and park in Gedling, it will see the expansion of children’s play parks, and it will protect 5,000 working-age families from paying any increase in council tax.
“This is a budget that has withstood the most horrific, egregious, despicable attacks on public services by this Conservative government over the last 14 years.”
Cllr Mike Adams, Leader of the Conservative Group, said his party’s amendment proposed reducing the number of cabinet members by two and buying two new street sweepers.
It also proposed to increase council tax by 1.98 per cent as opposed to 2.98 per cent.
The Liberal Democrats and Independents also proposed amendments which were rejected.
Responding to concerns, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said: “This additional £600 million support package illustrates our commitment to local government.
“We are in their corner, and we support the incredible and often unsung work they do day-to-day to support people across the country.”
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