US EditionCouncil Tax increase for every council in England - how much is yours going up?
- In April 2025, nearly 9 in 10 of upper-tier authorities in England are imposing the maximum allowed 4.99% council tax increase without triggering a local referendum, according to a PA news agency analysis.
- Local authorities are increasing taxes due to severe funding shortages and rising costs for local services, especially in adult and children’s social care.
- For just over two-thirds of top-tier authorities, this will be the third consecutive year that bills have gone up by at least the maximum legal amount, while nine councils are boosting bills by less than 4.5% this year.
- Somerset Council, led by Bill Revans, was granted permission to raise council tax 2.5 percentage points above the threshold, which enabled them to avoid issuing a section 114 notice, which declares effective bankruptcy; the council stated that “sound financial management is at the heart of everything we do”.
- While councils are responsible for setting their own tax levels, critics claim the council tax system is unfair, ineffective, and not a solution to local government finance, particularly as household charges are based on 1991 property valuations, impacting revenue.
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Stirling councillors set for up to 40 per cent wage hike - as increase plan branded "obscene"
The proposals - which follow figures set out by the Scottish Government - could lead to an increase of between 20 and 40 per cent, with the plan coming under fire from a pair of councillors.
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