A 4.99 per cent rise in council tax for Bristol residents is set to be approved next month. City council cabinet members are expected to rubber-stamp the proposed increase on Tuesday, January 24, ahead of February’s full council which will set the authority’s annual budget.
It comprises two per cent ring-fenced for adult social care and 2.99 per cent for general services and is the maximum allowed by the Government for 2023/24 without a local referendum. Bristol City Council’s portion makes up by far the largest chunk of the bill, with the rest being levied by the Avon & Somerset police and crime commissioner, who is proposing an additional £15 a year for a band D household, and Avon Fire Authority, which is asking for a £5 increase for that middle band property.
Excluding the police and fire precepts, here is what the council’s proposed increase means for you.
Band A – proposed 2023/24: £1,330.73 – Annual increase: £63.27
Band B – proposed 2023/24: £1,552.52 – Annual increase: £73.80
Band C – proposed 2023/24: £1,774.31 – Annual increase: £84.35
Band D – proposed 2023/24: £1,996.09 – Annual increase: £94.87
Band E – proposed 2023/24: £2,439.68 – Annual increase: £115.98
Band F – proposed 2023/24: £2,883.25 – Annual increase: £137.05
Band G – proposed 2023/24: £3,326.83 – Annual increase: £158.14
Band H – proposed 2023/24: £3,992.20 – Annual increase: £189.77
Income from council tax comprises more than half of the local authority’s general fund revenue budget, which is the main pot of money for running its mainstream services. There is a council tax reduction scheme for the poorest residents with discounts of up to 100 per cent
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