Council Tax: Expert discusses potential rise

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Research from the TaxPayers’ Alliance found more than 55 percent of local authorities are now charging over £2,000 for a band D council tax bill. Just over one-third of local authorities charged the same bill last year.

The pressure group has also claimed the levy has increased by nearly 250 percent since it was first introduced back in 1993.

The highest percentage tax rise is set to take place in Sandwell with a 5.2 percent increase.

The area also covers the ‘Red Wall’ seats West Bromwich East and West Bromwich West which fell to the Tory Party in the 2019 General Election.

Residents in Rutland, an area which has been represented by a Conservative in the House of Commons ever since the seat was created, will also pay the highest council tax rate in England at £2,300.

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However, only residents in the Tory-controlled Westminster and Wandsworth authorities pay less than £1,000 for the levy.

Speaking about the findings, the TaxPayers’ Alliance grassroots campaign manager, Harry Fone, said: “Residents are sick to the back teeth of endless council tax rises.

“We’re in the middle of a cost of living crisis and the last thing taxpayers need is more pressure trying to make ends meet every month.

“Every local authority must face up to reality and become more efficient by scrapping wasteful projects and stopping bumper pay rises for staff.”

Workers will also be forced to cough up the cash in national insurance contributions as the Government’s plan to bring in a 1.25 percentage point increase in the levy to fund social care and tackle the NHS backlog takes effect.

According to the Telegraph, the hike means the typical family will be almost £1,000 a year worse off as the UK enters April.

Energy bills are set to rise by an average of £693 to £1,971 as the price cap increases for approximately 22million customers.

Council tax payments will shoot up by £67 and water bills will rise by £7.

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Broadband costs and mobile phone bills are also expected to soar by an average of £46 and £28.85 respectively as the UK deals with a rise in inflation.

The Bank of England warned earlier this month they expect inflation to reach 8 percent this spring, a figure which could go even higher later this year.

Threadneedle Street has sought to combat inflation by raising interest rates from 0.75 percent in March.

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