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Reform UK tax hike used to 'bash party over the head'

Worcestershire CC’s 9% council tax rise has been used to ‘bash us over the head’, a senior Reform UK figure has claimed.

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Worcestershire CC's 9% council tax rise has been used to ‘bash us over the head', a senior Reform UK figure has claimed.

Speaking to The MJ, Reform's head of local government delivery, Ben Bradley, said Worcestershire's finances represented a ‘uniquely difficult challenge' due to the ‘legacy of the prior administration', but insisted the tax increase was ‘good fiscal management'.

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