Some 257 local authorities have so far accepted the Government's offer of a grant to freeze council tax for 2013/14, figures released by the DCLG have revealed.
Last year, 358 councils took up the Government's funding deal to freeze tax in the second consecutive year of such arrangements. However, a final tally of councils taking their share of the £450m cash made available to pay for this year's freeze will not be available until the end of the month.
