Most areas set to extend council tax by no less than 4.99% from April

Most councils are set to extend council tax by the utmost quantity of no less than 4.99% from April.

Authorities figures launched on Wednesday present 85% of the 139 top-tier authorities in England which have proposed or confirmed rises to this point are planning to take action by 4.99%.

If native authorities need to elevate council tax by 5% or extra, they’ve to hold out a neighborhood referendum, underneath regular circumstances.

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When they’re included within the figures, the proportion of native authorities rising council tax above 4.99% rises to just about 90% of councils.

A complete of 17 councils wanting to extend council tax by 4.99% or extra have confirmed their intentions, 122 are awaiting approval and 14 are but to declare their intentions, evaluation by the PA information company exhibits.

Councils are going through rising prices, particularly in areas the place they legally have to supply providers akin to social care, training, housing and waste providers.

As they face extra strain to pay for these providers, it’s unlikely the council tax rises proposed by senior councillors will likely be rejected by full council forward of budgets having to be set by the tip of February, or March for some.

Some councils are planning will increase beneath 4.99% – however solely 15.

For instance, Barnet, north London and Warrington in Cheshire are planning 4.98% will increase, whereas Wandsworth in south London is just planning a 2% rise.

Simply seven councils are planning to extend council tax by 4% or much less.

They’re: Kensington and Chelsea (4%), Doncaster (3.99%), North East Lincolnshire (3.98%), Essex (3.75%), Rotherham (3%), Lincolnshire (2.99%) and Wandsworth (2%).

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The six councils granted permission to extend council tax by greater than 4.99% are:

Bradford 9.9%

Birmingham 7.49%

Newham, London 8.99%

Somerset 7.5%

Trafford, Better Manchester 7.49%

Windsor and Maidenhead 8.99%

The Decision Basis mentioned the poorest fifth of households throughout the UK paid 4.8% of their earnings on council tax in 2020-21, up from 2.9% in 2002-3.

The thinktank recognized this share of earnings was 3 times greater than the 1.5% spent by the richest fifth.