Milton Keynes Council proposes 1.95% council tax rise
Council tax could go up in Milton Keynes for the first time in three years.
In its draft budget for 2013/14, the council proposes an increase of 1.95% to raise £1.6m, which it said would add 42p per week to the tax of a band D property.
Increasing council rents by an average of just over £3 a week will also be considered.
Council leader Andrew Geary said raising tax was a "difficult choice".
He said Milton Keynes would continue to have one of the lowest council tax levels in the area and 1.95% is below the rate of inflation.
"Faced with significantly reduced government funding .... we believe it is the right thing to do," he said.
The council is making £16.7m of savings in 2013/14 but needs to find an additional £31m of savings over the next four years.
A consultation on the proposals starts on 29 November and final decisions will made in February 2013.