Council tax freeze plan 'flouted', survey suggests
More than 40% of households in England are facing a council tax rise from April despite the government funding a freeze on bills, a survey suggests.
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy figures show of an average increase of £4.39 a year.
The rise is because police and fire authority precepts, which form part of the total tax demand, are going up.
There is a bigger average increase in Wales of £25 a year, but bills are expected to be the same in Scotland.
Mike Sergeant reports.
01 Mar 2012
- From the section UK