Four in 10 households will see their council tax bills rise this year, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (Cipfa) calculates, but more than 2m households are entitled to rebates. Could you be one of them?
The average bill compromises the demand from a local authority, as well as separate charges levied by police and fire authorities, and parish and community councils. Cipfa found that across England, the council tax bill for the average band D home is increasing by 0.3 per cent or £4.46 to £1,443.79 from next month but some will rise by more. The Government has pledged £1billion to help English town halls freeze the levy, but a minority of councils claim they would still face a shortfall. They can reject the Government's offer but must hold a referendum if they want to raise council tax by more than 3.5 per cent....Read more HERE