Archive: Council Tax Levels

Relief as government secures council tax freeze

Saving cash: Average council tax will stay about the same this year in England.

New data suggesting that local councils in England will freeze their council tax this year has been greeted with relief in government.

MPs urge reform of council tax benefit

Modest rise to council tax

Cameron calls for residents' veto on council tax

Council tax will not be re-valued before 2015

No council tax re-evaluation before 2015

There will be no re-valuation of council tax bands in England within the life of this parliament, the government has promised.

Council tax 'vetoes' on offer

Council tax referenda could be introduced from March 2012

Members of the public could block council tax increases under proposals unveiled by the coalition government.

Public sector faces 'tsunami recession'

Radical innovations from local authorities are needed in the face of a "tsunami of a public sector recession", a thinktank has said.

Council tax bills 'about to hit £1,500'

Council tax bills could hit £1,500 a year in some areas next April, after new accountancy rules force tax hikes of up to three per cent.

Modest rise to council tax

Council tax rises are the lowest in 15 years as local authorities bow to government pressure to keep household bills low.

Council tax bills to rise 3 per cent

Council tax bills will rise across England by 3 per cent this year

Council tax bills across England will rise by three per cent in the coming year - a drop on previous estimates.

Govt 'uninformed' on UK population

Population figures used by the government to establish funding levels for local authorities are unworkably inaccurate, MPs have warned.

Councils 'must do more to cut costs'

Councils are wasting money, report claims

Councils could reduce tax bills by £660 million annually if they took simple cost-cutting steps, a report has claimed.

Council tax rises 'lowest for a decade'

The average council tax bill will rise by the lowest amount for more than a decade, the government announced today.

Council tax bills to rise by £50

Council tax bills to rise by average 3.9 per cent

The average household will be charged more than £50 extra in council tax this year, according to estimates.

Thousands 'paying too much council tax'

Up to 400,000 homes in England 'could be overtaxed'

Up to 400,000 households could have been wrongly paying too much council tax after ministers quashed concerns many homes had been wrongly banded.

Blears touts community contracts

Councils and residents to agree best practice

The government wants councils to promise to improve local areas in return for local residents agreeing to cooperate.

Capping looms for town halls

Town hall budgets will be capped ruthlessly if local authorities attempt to drive up revenue through council tax rises, the government has warned.

Cameron calls for residents' veto on council tax

David Cameron has said local residents should be able to reject large council tax rises.

MPs urge reform of council tax benefit

MPs urge govt to improve benefit take-up

Council tax benefit must be made easier to claim, MPs have said.

Kelly 'wasted opportunity' to reform communities

Ruth Kelly failed to meet her own objectives during her first year as head of the Communities department, the Liberal Democrats have claimed.

Lyons review: Make council tax fairer

Lyons review into local funding finally published

Council tax is not 'broken' but does need to be made fairer, a government-commissioned review concluded today.

Council tax 'to rise by £53'

Council tax bills in England and Wales could rise by an average of £53 a year, an independent investigation has discovered.

Council tax to rise by 3.5%

LGA survey predicts council tax will go up by 3.5% in April

Council tax will rise by an average of 3.5 per cent from April, a new survey by the Local Government Association (LGA) has found.

Council tax report delayed again

Lyons review into council funding is delayed again

The Lyons review into council tax has been postponed yet again, to allow it to consider this week's major reports on planning, transport and skills.

'No excuse' for council tax hikes

Local government minister will warn against 'excessive' council tax rises

Councils will see their Whitehall funding rise by £3.1 billion to £65 billion next year, local government minister Phil Woolas has announced.

New quality of life council tax mooted

The government has denied that nicer neighbourhoods will be subject to higher council taxes

The government is planning to introduce a new system of council tax based upon the quality of life and crime levels within the area, the Conservative party claims.

Councils given teeth in local government shake-up

Ruth Kelly announces shake-up of local government

Councils will have greater powers to champion their residents' rights without being held back by central government targets, under new plans unveiled today.

Inaccurate migration figures 'leave councils struggling'

LGA warns council tax may have to rise to cope with 'invisible' population of migrants

Local councils are struggling to deal with an "invisible population" of migrants who do not exist in official statistics, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

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