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The UK's Spending Review impacts various aspects of daily life, including potential job changes in the public sector, extended free school meals for children in low-income families, increased funding for local community projects with likely council tax rises, continued bus fare caps, and investments in energy and affordable housing, all of which could influence household finances and local services.
The Northern Powerhouse Partnership is calling for an overhaul of council tax bands in England, arguing that the current system is unfair and in crisis. They are urging Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to commit to a national revaluation in the upcoming Budget, proposing changes such as higher bands for expensive foreign-owned properties to level the field between richer and poorer councils. The government has stated that it has no plans for a nationwide band revaluation, but the NPP insists that the current system needs to be made fairer before the next general election.