How much will council tax increase? Our interactive map reveals the exact increase

OUR interactive map reveals the exact rate YOUR council tax will increase next month.

Britons have been warned they could face steep increases of up to 10 percent – ​​more than the usual five percent – ​​as struggling councils continue to cut services for taxpayers.

The Sun Online has used the latest data to produce an interactive map so you can easily discover the rises in your area.

For some grayed out areas the information is not available.

The national limit for the amount of municipal tax is determined annually by the government and will come into effect from April.

Each local government then decides whether to increase the maximum or not.

Bills will differ depending on which council band your property falls under, with more expensive properties paying more council tax.

Annual council tax increases remained below one percent between 2010 and 2015, but rose to five percent for the first time in 2018/2019.

Last month, the government reaffirmed that most local authorities could increase essential bills by five percent.

This equates to an additional £103 per year for the typical Band D property, which currently stands at £2,065.

However, four councils were given special permission to increase the bills by as much as 10 per cent: Thurrock, Woking, Slough and Birmingham.

This could increase the same annual bill by £206.50.

Those in Birmingham will now face a staggering 9.3 per cent bill as their ‘bankrupt’ local authority struggles to cope.

The average household will spend an extra £177.94 a year to meet the council’s cash-strapped needs.

Communities Secretary Michael Gove has even allowed Birmingham City Council to increase tax by as much as 21 percent over the next two years.

Elsewhere in the country, Slough residents will be hit by a 7.9 per cent jump from next month.

It follows that council officers declared themselves in debt to the tune of £430m.

Meanwhile, Thurrock residents are expected to face a 7.5 per cent increase after the council admitted they owe £1.5 billion.

Both Slough and Thurrock have been given special permission to double their rates by up to 10 per cent.

And in Croydon, London, the authority has been allowed to increase the annual council tax to 15 percent.

‘Necessary decision’

The average capital increase for Band D households will be five per cent, or £1,422 more per financial year.

Metropolitan districts outside London will see an average annual increase of 5.4 per cent to £1,837, while bills in unitary counties without districts will rise by five per cent to £1,886.

Meanwhile, the average bill in other county areas will rise by five per cent to £1,643, with districts in these areas adding a further £266.

Sam Corcoran, leader of Cheshire East Council and deputy leader of the CCN, said: “County authorities face a budget deficit of £1.1 billion over the next two years.

“With council tax accounting for two-thirds of the average provincial government’s funding, we have little choice but to make the difficult but necessary decision to increase council tax by 4.99 per cent to continue to protect services and avert the threat of financial insolvency. in the future.”

MONEY BINDING

And Roger Gough, Conservative leader of Kent County Council and CCN spokesperson for children’s services, said: “This month’s budget confirmed that public finances remain extremely tight.

“That is why, as we head into the general election, we must have an honest discussion with all major political parties about what councils can reasonably expect to deliver, in a climate where substantial additional funding is unlikely and both demand and costs will rise. “

Shaun Davies, Labor leader of the Local Government Association, explained how councils have made the “difficult choice” to increase bills because they “desperately need funding”.

He added that it would be “unsustainable” not to increase prices as the cost of living and pressure on services continues to rise.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Department for Leveling Up, Housing and Communities added that they have announced £600 million in support packages for councils across England.

They also stated that they will increase the annual fund by 7.5 percent – ​​£64.7 billion.

“Councils are responsible for their own finances and set the level of council tax, but it has become clear to us that they need to consider cost-of-living pressures,” she added.

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