Many authorities are announcing increases
Nottinghamshire County Council's leader says there is nothing in its proposed budget that he would "struggle to defend" amid a planned council tax rise of 4.8%. Ben Bradley, who has led the Conservative-controlled council since May 2021, says the authority would be facing a financial gap of £35 million over the next three years without making savings and raising tax.
Those in a Band H property, the highest band properties which make up just 0.1% of Nottinghamshire households, would pay £159.14 more in council tax. Ben Bradley said: "I think residents, given the 11% inflation, will no doubt expect a level of council tax increase. In terms of the other internal savings being made, Ben Bradley said that the council was coming to the end of a review about how it will use its County Hall headquarters in the future. He said: "We're coming to the end of a bit of scrutiny work on County Hall, my expectation is that we will at the very least change the way we use County Hall and vacate at least part of it.
Nottingham City Council, which is a unitary authority and therefore manages all local services for people in the city, recently announced its own budget plans which if approved will see council tax rising by 5% and 110 jobs being cut. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt recently changed the council tax cap so that authorities can now raise it by 5% without holding a referendum.
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