Nottingham council tax payers will see their annual bills rise by almost four per cent after councillors set rates for 2016.
Nottingham City Council agreed to put the charge up by two per cent for households across the city.
But the authority also said ongoing cuts from central Government led it to introduce a new ‘social care levy’ to pay for care services, meaning the city council part of bills will go up by 3.95 per cent in total.
It means the average home in the city faces around £62.57 more for the next tax year starting in April, compared to the previous 12 months.
Table: Nottingham City Council planned tax rates and police and fire service costs, 2016-17
The ‘social care levy’ was introduced as an option by the Government last year.
The council says the levy will bring an extra £1.8m of funding, but says the cost of caring for the elderly and disabled is £4.7m.
The authority also says it must find an extra £20.5m of savings for the financial year after losing a £70m grant from the government.
Councillors also agreed 55 job loses as well as more changes to the way services are provided.
These include increasing day care fees, dimming lights on residential streets, reviewing sport and leisure fees and charges and introducing a fee for bus pass holders from outside the city using park and ride services.
Council deputy leader Graham Chapman said: “We don’t want to place this extra burden on local households, but unfortunately this is the way things are headed under this Government.”
The rise in numbers: How much more could you pay?
- Band A (property worth up to £40,000) – £41.72 rise
- Band B (£40,001-£52,000) – £49.07
- Band C (£52,001-£68,000) – £55.62
- Band D (£68,001-£88,000) – £62.57
- Band E (£88,001-£120,000) – £76.47
- Band F (£120,001-£160,000) – £90.37
- Band G (£160,001-£320,000) – £104.29
- Band H (Over £320,000) – £125.14
