Council Tax increase

Leeds

Council Tax to rise by 4.99% as Leeds budget approved after five-hour debate

Council tax in Leeds City Council will rise by 4.99 per cent after councillors approved the authority’s budget for 2026/27 following a lengthy five-hour...

Business & Finance

Mayor refuses to rule out 5% council tax rise as increase might be needed to ‘avoid a catastrophe’

The Middlesbrough mayor has refused to rule out a 5% council tax increase. Cllr Ian Blades, the Labour member for Berwick Hills and Pallister, asked...