Squeezed households across Britain will have to endure soaring council tax bills this year - despite David Cameron's pledge to freeze rates. The Prime Minister has offered around £1billion in grants to help councils fund a freeze, but 15 local authorities - including Nottingham, Middlesbrough and Leicester - plan to increase taxes anyway. The councils intending to ignore the Coalition's demand have said they would face a shortfall if they freeze taxes, despite the Government's contribution. They say they would have to cut services including libraries and rubbish collections because of a lack of cash from central government. Councils will decide on next year's tax levels at budget meetings in February and March....Read more here--: Local authorities set to defy Cameron demand and raise council tax this year | This is Money