Middle England will be hit by the highest possible increases in council taxes to pay for Angela Rayner's reforms to the system, town hall leaders have warned.
Households in the countryside will reportedly be charged at unfairly high levels to pay for residents of cities under the Communities Secretary's 'fair funding' plans.
Last night, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch branded it a 'spiteful' move that will push more cash into traditional Labour areas.
Analysis by the County Councils Network (CNN) found rural and county local authorities will lose close to half a billion pounds in Government cash over the next three years thanks to Ms Rayner's attempt to level up the system.
This will force them to cut vital services and hike bills for hard-pressed residents by the maximum 5 per cent allowed.
