Council tax-grab will see rises greater than £100 - check how much yours will go up
Some cash-strapped councils are seeking to increase bills by 10 percent but will need to hold a referendum to do so.
Taxpayers in England could see their council tax bills increase by more than £100 a year.
Many councils are planning to raise bills by the maximum five percent, increasing the average bill for a Band D property from £2,065 a year to £2,168 a year, an increase of £103.
There have been reports some struggling councils could increase bills by 10 percent, including Birmingham and Nottingham, which both issued a Section 114 notice last year, effectively declaring bankruptcy.
For Birmingham, a 10 percent hike would increase the bill for a Band D property from the current £1,905.73 a year to £2,096.30 a year, an increase of £190.57 a year. Some parts of the city have to pay an extra precept on top of these basic amounts.
In Nottingham, such an increase would see bills for a Band D home increase from £2,411.65 a month to £2,652 a year, an increase of £241.16.
Many councils have now published proposals for how much they would increase council tax over the coming financial year.
Proposals for council tax increases for 2024-2025
North East
- North Tyneside - 5 percent
- Darlington - 4.99 percent
- Sunderland - 4.99 percent
- Newcastle - 4.99 percent
- Leeds - 4.99 percent
- York - 4.99 percent
- Liverpool - 4.99 percent
- Cumberland - 5 percent
South East
- Swale - 2.99 perent
- Cambridgeshire - 5 percent
- Surrey - 4.99 percent
- West Sussex - 4.99 percent
- East Sussex - 4.99 percent
- Essex - 4.99 percent
- Norfolk - 4.99 percent
- Buckinghamshire - 4.99 percent
- Southend - 4.99 percent
South East
- Swale - 2.99 percent
- Cambridgeshire - 5 percent
- Surrey - 4.99 percent
- West Sussex - 4.99 percent
- East Sussex - 4.99 percent
- Essex - 4.99 percent
Norfolk - 4.99 percent
Buckinghamshire - 4.99 percent
Southend - 4.99 percent
South West
- Cornwall - 5 percent
- Dorset - 5 percent
- Somerset - 10 percent
- West Devon - 2.99 percent
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South West
- Cornwall - 5 percent
- Dorset - 5 percent
- Somerset - 10 percent
- West Devon - 2.99 percent
Midlands
- Oxfordshire - 4.99 percent
- West Berkshire - 4.99 percent
- Herefordshire - 4.99 percent
- Staffordshire - 4.99 percent
- Leicestershire - 5 percent
- Birmingham - 10 percent
- Warwick - 8.5 percent
London
- Waltham Forest - 5 percent
- Croydon Council - 5 percent
- Hammersmith and Fulham - 4.99 percent
A survey from the Local Government Association found almost one in five councils think it is likely they will have to issue a section 114 notice due to a shortfall in funding.
Councillor Shaun Davies, chairman of the Local Government Association, said: "No council is now immune to the growing risk to their financial sustainability.
"The Government urgently needs to address the growing financial crisis facing councils and come up with a long-term plan to sufficiently fund local services through multi-year settlements."
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