Sheffield City Council has faced fresh pressure to stamp down on unpaid Council Tax as they set their annual budget this week.
In November, opposition Liberal Democrats discovered that the Labour-run Council had a total of £31 million in unpaid council tax bills, some of which dated back to 1999/2000.
However in the three months since the Labour administration have failed to bring forward policies to crack down on the debt.
The Labour administration face fresh pressure this week as the Council vote on their annual budget (Fri 7th Mar, 14:00), including proposals which could see up to sixteen libraries closed.
The planned saving in the libraries services equates to roughly £900,000 next financial year.
Cllr Andrew Sangar, Sheffield Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Finance, said:
“When these figures were revealed last year local taxpayers were naturally shocked. To allow tax dodgers protection is unfair on the majority of local residents who pay their council tax on time and such blatant abuse makes a mockery of the whole system”.