The move is expected to be confirmed in Tuesday's Budget in an attempt to soften the blow of the anticipated spending cuts and tax rises. The full story can be found here.

The BBC's deputy political editor, James Landale, claims that the Chancellor will promise to work with local authorities in England to freeze council tax for one year from next April. It is not entirely clear yet how he will do this or how much it will cost but the expectation is that councils which keep their planned tax rises low would be compensated from central government funds.

The Tory manifesto promised a two-year freeze, and the coalition agreement between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats said it would be frozen "for at least one year" with aspirations to extend this into a second year.

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