Residents in Birmingham will see council tax bills rise by 21 per cent over the next two years partially due to an “avoidable” IT issue, experts claim. More than 50 councilors in Birmingham City Council voted in favour of £300million cuts last month after the local authority declared bankruptcy in 2023. Multiple councils have been forced to raise taxes to generate revenue as communities struggle to navigate the cost of living crisis. This hike to council tax has come about due to an escalating equal pay claim bill of around £760million and issues of a new IT system costing £100million. The IT …