NORTH Lincolnshire Council says it would be breaking the law if it did not claim £15.2-million in business rates from Tata Steel in Scunthorpe.
Yesterday the firm announced it was axing 900 jobs in Scunthorpe, prompting many people to call on the council to do its bit and give the beleaguered firm a break.
Similar calls have been made in the months running up to the losses as the challenges facing the industry became more and more evident.
At one point the local Labour Group called on the...
