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- Reform UK plans to raise Kent County Council tax by 3.99% after taking control of the council with 57 of 81 seats.
- Four other Reform-controlled councils are proposing maximum 5% increases.
- Opposition leaders accuse Reform of betraying voters amid financial mismanagement, and Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran says the increase is necessary to stabilize finances and protect services ahead of the February 12, 2026 budget vote.
