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Reform UK budget defeated

A budget proposing a 3.89% council tax increase by Warwickshire CC’s minority Reform UK administration has been defeated by rival parties.

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A budget proposing a 3.89% council tax increase by Warwickshire CC's minority Reform UK administration has been defeated by rival parties.

The council's executive director for resources, Rob Powell, had warned that failing to increase council tax by the maximum 5% allowed without a referendum would take £26m out of the budget over five years.

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