The rises come as the final local government finance settlement for the year ahead makes available sixty four point seven billion pounds for local government - an increase of seven point five percent in cash terms. But how will council tax rises affect you?
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00:00 Nearly all local authorities across England and Wales are planning to hike the council tax rates by the maximum amount allowed.
00:09 In fact, research from the County Council's network found that all but eight top-tier councils out of 136 are planning to put rates up by at least 4.99% next month.
00:19 It means that millions of households will be forking over much more each year for key services like waste collection, streetlights, upkeep of roads and more.
00:28 The proposed increases overall will be an approximate average increase of around £103 more for a Band D property.
00:35 This means the overall council requirement in England is around £41.2 billion.
00:41 The news comes as the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy found that households in the North East could be paying more council tax than those in Greater London,
00:51 in an average difference of around £400 for Band D properties.
00:55 It's what the institute is dubbing 'levelling down'.
00:58 How will you be affected by council tax going up and do you agree or disagree with rises and why?
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