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| Council tax increase 'below 4%' | Council tax increase 'below 4%' |
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| English council tax bills are set to go up by an average of 3.9% - the lowest rise for 14 years, says the public accountancy institute, Cipfa. | English council tax bills are set to go up by an average of 3.9% - the lowest rise for 14 years, says the public accountancy institute, Cipfa. |
| Cipfa's survey for BBC Radio 4's Today programme and the Times newspaper showed average bills for a Band D home will go up by £52 a year to £1,370. | Cipfa's survey for BBC Radio 4's Today programme and the Times newspaper showed average bills for a Band D home will go up by £52 a year to £1,370. |
| The government had said it wanted council tax rises substantially below 5% - and most councils complied. | The government had said it wanted council tax rises substantially below 5% - and most councils complied. |
| Wakefield, Derby, Leicester and Slough face the steepest increase at 5%. | Wakefield, Derby, Leicester and Slough face the steepest increase at 5%. |
| Rising costs | Rising costs |
| Ministers are expected to be pleased the overall tax rises are the lowest in years, but critics will say people on low or fixed incomes will still find them difficult to meet. | Ministers are expected to be pleased the overall tax rises are the lowest in years, but critics will say people on low or fixed incomes will still find them difficult to meet. |
| The IsItfair campaign group, which wants the council tax replaced by one based on the ability to pay, says any increase is too much on top of sharp rises in heating and food costs. | |
| The BBC's local government correspondent John Andrew said some of the most dramatic increases were in police budgets. | The BBC's local government correspondent John Andrew said some of the most dramatic increases were in police budgets. |
| In Lincolnshire the police precept has soared by 79%, adding £100 to the average council tax bill, he said. | In Lincolnshire the police precept has soared by 79%, adding £100 to the average council tax bill, he said. |