District councillors will be asked to support a £5 increase in council tax – the highest amount possible – for band D properties next week. South Kesteven District Council’s budget will go before a scrutiny committee on Monday before cabinet members vote on the move on Tuesday. In a report before members, officers said the council would also need to use around half of a £3 million “budget stabilisation reserve”. The report said the proposals were “prepared in the context of significant financial external events that are occurring that are having a detrimental impact on the council’s financial …
