Budget proposals including a 1.99 per cent council tax rise, a £75 charge for garden waste collection and investment in social workers have been approved by Harrow Council's cabinet.

Senior councillors agreed the details of the draft budget at a heated meeting this evening.

Some of the proposals put forward include an increase of council tax by 1.99 per cent, a charge of £75 a year for fortnightly collections of garden waste, and an investment £715,000 in social workers, creating 15 new posts at the authority.

The budget will go out to public consultation during the coming months before it is finalised by officers and then debated by councillors at meeting of the full council in February next year.