99% general tax rise and a 2% precept for adult social care. According to the Manchester Evening News, Band A properties will be charged close to £1,717 per year, an increase of around £82. Band B properties will be charged £2,003 per year, an increase of £95, and Band C properties will be charged £2,289 per year, an increase of £109.
Oldham has high unemployment, low wages, and limited job opportunities, according to the Manchester Evening News. Most locals the Manchester Evening News spoke to hadn't heard about the price hike yet, and almost everyone responded to the news with a groan and an eyeroll. Michelle, a 57-year-old massage therapist from Lees, said, 'They’re taking the mickey.
If they’re putting it up when there’s so much rubbish in the streets and potholes in the roads. They might be investing in the town centre, but there’s very little going into the areas around it. ' Pam, a 68-year-old retired telesales worker, said, 'It’s bloody outrageous.
Everything keeps going up, up, up and wages are stuck. More and more people are living in poverty. ' The official justification from Oldham council for the tax increase has not been provided.