Council Tax increase 2026
Discussion
Rufus Stone said:
3.2% overall for me - Borough of Harborough
Pleasantly surprised.
Hi neighbour!Pleasantly surprised.
2.9% overall for me. Impressed that Harborough District Council have managed a 9.8% reduction. Also amazed that our parish council charge is almost the same as what the district council charge!?! Must go have a look at the solid gold dustbins on the rec...
5% for me in Bristol. The local environment and services are appalling. I'm fine with the parts going to the emergency services . Annoyed when the council claim they're skint yet spend £3m to "improve" a perfectly working round about, £820K to close a road which doesn't need closing and they reduce recycle rates at the same time telling their population to increase what we recycle.
Im getting older and more miserable. I put a Microwave in the big black bin last week. Hopefully it gets collected next week, if they can be bothered. Its underneath 2 weeks worth (of a two indoor cat household) of a cat crap with some spark plugs and coil packs . So they can dig it out if they want. I stopped short of putting a car battery in there as I didnt want to be on the news for starting a fire.
Ill have to take time off work, fill a form in, give my car registration and show ID to get rid of that
Im getting older and more miserable. I put a Microwave in the big black bin last week. Hopefully it gets collected next week, if they can be bothered. Its underneath 2 weeks worth (of a two indoor cat household) of a cat crap with some spark plugs and coil packs . So they can dig it out if they want. I stopped short of putting a car battery in there as I didnt want to be on the news for starting a fire.
Ill have to take time off work, fill a form in, give my car registration and show ID to get rid of that
Edited by oldaudi on Thursday 12th March 14:14
QuartzDad said:
Rufus Stone said:
3.2% overall for me - Borough of Harborough
Pleasantly surprised.
Hi neighbour!Pleasantly surprised.
2.9% overall for me. Impressed that Harborough District Council have managed a 9.8% reduction. Also amazed that our parish council charge is almost the same as what the district council charge!?! Must go have a look at the solid gold dustbins on the rec...
We need a national body whose job is to scrutinise council expenditure and fine individuals responsible for wastage.
You can view every item of expenditure on spreadsheets via your council website.
I read someone claim a council spends £100k+ a year educating one SEND child.
Another council are paying monthly mobile phone (not broadband) bills of £20,000 a month.
Post 2004 one council was paying the rent on 3x houses for a family of Eastern Europeans. 15 family members, including the deaf grandparents! One worked part time, so the entire family were eligible for benefits. I saw an email confirming this happened.
It's utterly disgusting.
You can view every item of expenditure on spreadsheets via your council website.
I read someone claim a council spends £100k+ a year educating one SEND child.
Another council are paying monthly mobile phone (not broadband) bills of £20,000 a month.
Post 2004 one council was paying the rent on 3x houses for a family of Eastern Europeans. 15 family members, including the deaf grandparents! One worked part time, so the entire family were eligible for benefits. I saw an email confirming this happened.
It's utterly disgusting.
gotoPzero said:
+8% here in South Ayrshire. Takes ours to £4k a year now. Only "good" thing is water is included.
6.9% in East Ayrshire and Garden Waste increased from £40 to £47.50 per bin. Water & Sewage increased 8.9% but as you say it's included in the overall council tax bill Edited by cuprabob on Thursday 12th March 14:38
tele_lover said:
Post 2004 one council was paying the rent on 3x houses for a family of Eastern Europeans. 15 family members, including the deaf grandparents! One worked part time, so the entire family were eligible for benefits. I saw an email confirming this happened.
It's utterly disgusting.
Do you have a link to that?It's utterly disgusting.
tele_lover said:
We need a national body whose job is to scrutinise council expenditure and fine individuals responsible for wastage.
You can view every item of expenditure on spreadsheets via your council website.
I read someone claim a council spends £100k+ a year educating one SEND child.
Another council are paying monthly mobile phone (not broadband) bills of £20,000 a month.
Post 2004 one council was paying the rent on 3x houses for a family of Eastern Europeans. 15 family members, including the deaf grandparents! One worked part time, so the entire family were eligible for benefits. I saw an email confirming this happened.
It's utterly disgusting.
But how much as your Council Tax increased by?You can view every item of expenditure on spreadsheets via your council website.
I read someone claim a council spends £100k+ a year educating one SEND child.
Another council are paying monthly mobile phone (not broadband) bills of £20,000 a month.
Post 2004 one council was paying the rent on 3x houses for a family of Eastern Europeans. 15 family members, including the deaf grandparents! One worked part time, so the entire family were eligible for benefits. I saw an email confirming this happened.
It's utterly disgusting.
oldaudi said:
5% for me in Bristol. The local environment and services are appalling. I'm fine with the parts going to the emergency services . Annoyed when the council claim they're skint yet spend £3m to "improve" a perfectly working round about, £820K to close a road which doesn't need closing
At least you’ll have a nice 30 ft wide pavement along the Portway you can have a walk on whilst admiring all the cars stuck in the traffic queue cuprabob said:
gotoPzero said:
+8% here in South Ayrshire. Takes ours to £4k a year now. Only "good" thing is water is included.
6.9% in East Ayrshire and Garden Waste increased from £40 to £47.50 per bin. Water & Sewage increased 8.9% but as you say it's included in the overall council tax bill Edited by cuprabob on Thursday 12th March 14:38
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