Cambridge City Council has agreed a 2.99 per cent increase to its portion of the council tax bill in a budget that includes a £1million for a redesign of its Guildhall headquarters. It means the ‘average’ Band D household will pay £225.39 to the Labour-run council for the year from April, up £6.54. Cllr Simon Smith (Lab, Castle), executive councillor for finance and resources, said the budget was being set in the face of “challenging global events”, including the cost of living and climate crises and a “decade of public policy failures in economic management”. He said the government had create…