Council tax rises are "the highest in rural areas"

Council tax is going up:
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And it seems it's going up more in some areas than others, as reported by the Rural Services Network:

01.04.2019

COUNCIL TAX RISES HIGHEST IN RURAL AREAS

This April will see the typical council tax bill in England rise by 4.7 per cent, according to the BBC.

The rise is the second biggest in the decade after an average rise of 5.1 per cent last year. The higher costs are an attempt to fund policing and adult social care after local authority funding has been cut by central government.

The average Band D council tax in metropolitan areas around the country after the increase will be £1,739, a figure which rises to £1,826 in shire areas.

The BBC also reports that the highest Band D council tax bills in England can be found in Rutland at an average of £2,043 – almost £300 higher than the country’s average of £1,750.

Full article:

→ BBC - Typical council tax in England will rise by 4.7% in April

Council tax rises highest in rural areas - Rural Services Network

From that BBC report:

Councillor Nick Rushton, County Councils Network finance spokesman and leader of Leicestershire County Council, said: "For a long time, county residents have borne the brunt of the historic underfunding of county areas. It cannot be fair that a resident in a terraced home in Hinkley in Leicestershire is paying double that of a resident in a multi-million-pound house in Westminster.

"No-one wants to put up council tax, but many of us have very little option with county authorities facing the most severe financial pressures."

Typical council tax in England will rise by 4.7% in April - BBC News
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