Come May, we get to voice our opinions on these wastrels.

2.99% rise for Rugby: https://rugbyobserver.co.uk/news/rugby-borough-council-raises-its-share-of-council-tax-by-average-of-6-61-a-year/

North Warwickshire has frozen their council tax for 2025/6: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mjx4m27v7o

I thought Stradford's was expensive: https://www.stratford.gov.uk/doc/214316/name/Notice%20of%20Council%20Tax%20MAR26.pdf

[quote][b][size=150]Total council tax bill if you live in Coventry after city council sets its budget[/size]
Here's how much you'll be paying in council tax for the upcoming year[/b]

The decision has been made and the budget for the upcoming year has been set.

As reported by CoventryLive yesterday, residents in the city are set to pay 3.9% more in council tax after proposals were voted through at a full council meeting earlier this week.

That increase just affects the city council’s share of the council tax - which makes up most of the total bill.

The Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands has increased their precept by 6.5% this year while the West Midlands Fire Authority has increased their share by 6.2%.

The total increase therefore on the whole council tax bill is 4.3%.

This means if you live in a Band D property your total council tax bill for the upcoming financial year will be £2,516. Of this, £2,186 will go to the city council, while £244.50 goes to the PCC and £85.19 to the Fire Authority.

There’s also additional charges for those who live in the Allesley, Finham and Keresley areas as these have parish councils, which also charge an additional precept.

The annual bill for council tax - excluding any parish council charges - in Coventry is as follows:

Band A: £1,677.39

Band B: £1,956.39

Band C: £2,236.52

Band D: £2,516.09

Band E: £3.075.22

Band F: £3,634.35

Band G: £4,193.48

Band H: £5,032.18

Most of the properties (almost 40%) in Coventry fall into the Band A category. There are discounts if you live alone, if a resident of the house is disabled or is on low income or in receipt of benefits.

Full exemptions also apply for student halls, all-student households and some other categories.

After allowing for all discounts and exemptions, Coventry City Council says the average council tax bill is £1,603.11.[/quote]Source: [url]https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/total-council-tax-bill-you-33493263[/url]

Stratford District Council's rise could be worse: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/stratford-district-council-confirm-rise-of-council-tax-by-42p-a-month/

We still won't see much for our monry, though.

Anyone would think that there's an election looming, one that they tried to cancel!

Looks like Nuneaton & Bedword council are putting their share of the tax up by 2.99%

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/nuneaton-bedworth-proposed-council-tax-33445137

[quote="Lex"]The rise has been voted down - the opposition wants us to pay the full 4.99%: https://rugbyobserver.co.uk/news/warwickshire-county-council-fails-to-agree-budget-as-reforms-tax-proposals-voted-down-60196/[/quote]

A compromise has been reached - 4.4% increase: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/warwickshire-county-council-finally-agrees-its-budget-for-2026-27-60357/

Plus the council dont have the Godiva Festival to lose money on.

Much to my surprise...

[quote][b][size=150]Coventry council tax to rise less than expected[/size]

Council tax bills in Coventry will rise less than expected – with the local authority set to sign off a 3.95% increase.[/b]

Labour-run Coventry City Council had been budgeting for the maximum rise of 4.99%, but said it had been able to reduce that amount after receiving better than expected funding from central government.

It is the first time in more than 15 years the council will not ask for the maximum rise and will mean about £95 extra a year for a Band D property, rather than the £120 initially forecast.

"I'm really conscious that people are having a hard time out there," Councillor Richard Brown, Labour's Cabinet member for Finance at Coventry City Council, said.

"So anything that we can do to help them with it with the cost of stuff out there is something that we take very, very seriously."

When it was pointed out that the rise was still above inflation, which currently sits at 3.4%, Brown said £1.6bn had been "stripped away" from the council since 2010.

"Now we've got a better deal for this year but it's going to take us some time to get back to where we need to be," he said.

The below maximum increase will mean the council loses £1.8m from its total possible budget, but the local authority insists it will still be able to invest sufficiently - citing an additional £7.7m due to be put into services.

It said it was looking at a one-off £2m investment to improve roads, footpaths, street cleaning and tackle fly-tipping. Extra staff are also due to be recruited to help deal with antisocial behaviour.

Significant cost increases are expected in some departments in the next financial year, with adult social care expenditure expected to rise by £4.3m.

On top of that, the council predicts increases to the national living wage will add a further £1.8m in adult social care costs.

Inflation is predicted to add £6m to the council's spending, and "operational pressures" such as tree surveys and pest control issues are predicted to add £2.9m to this year's outgoings.

The BBC previously revealed plans to "pause" the Godiva Festival in a bid to save money.

The budget is due to be signed off at a meeting of the full council on 24 February.[/quote]Source: [url]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp851r5d609o[/url]

I wonder if it has anything to do with the forthcoming local elections?

Same old, then.

I suspect we'll all be ripped off to the maximum.

The rise has been voted down - the opposition wants us to pay the full 4.99%: https://rugbyobserver.co.uk/news/warwickshire-county-council-fails-to-agree-budget-as-reforms-tax-proposals-voted-down-60196/

I wouldn't mind so much if I got more than just a half-a***d bin collection.