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Leader defends £40m cuts and council tax rise
The Chronicle
|January 16, 2026
NEWCASTLE'S Labour leader has defended plans for a council tax rise and £40m of cuts over the next three years.
Newcastle City Council is planning to slash £3.9m from its spending in 2026/27, under proposals expected to result in 75 job losses as the authority seeks to “streamline” services.
Civic Centre bosses have already made £400m-worth of cuts since 2010, with the city’s finances under severe strain amid escalating costs and increasing demand for social care and special needs services.
Council leader Karen Kilgour told a scrutiny panel on Tuesday that not pursuing a council tax rise of 4.99% from this April, the maximum allowed without having to hold a referendum, would “likely result in cuts to frontline service provision”.
This story is from the January 16, 2026 edition of The Chronicle.
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