Council tax23 Sept 2026Reform leader 'getting to grips' with council financesDan Sutherland of Calderdale Council pledges not to raise council tax by the maximum amount.23 Sept 202618 Sept 2026Badenoch says she is instructing lawyers to challenge government after Tory-run council's 94% tax hikeA row is growing over Wandsworth Council's rise, which the local authority is blaming on government funding cuts.18 Sept 202616 Sept 2026Wandsworth council tax bills could almost doubleThe council says it will have to raise council tax significantly unless the government rethinks cuts.16 Sept 202615 Sept 2026Council refuses to rule out tax rise above 5%BCP Council says it has not ruled out raising council tax to help close a £27m budget gap.15 Sept 202614 Sept 2026County council faces funding shortfall of £98mLeader Matt Jenkins says promising not to increase council tax is a "very dangerous" pledge.14 Sept 202610 Sept 2026Refunds amid Bristol's U-turn on van-dwellers' taxPeople living in vans on "meanwhile sites" in Bristol will have their council tax payments refunded.10 Sept 20268 Sept 2026Terminally ill woman urging council tax exemptionA Carlisle woman with terminal cancer campaigns for council tax relief for end-of-life patients.8 Sept 20263 Sept 2026Four years of council tax rises backed by officersMaximum council tax increases are “essential for financial sustainability” say officers.3 Sept 202621 Aug 2026London boroughs challenge PM on council tax hikesIt follows reforms meaning more money is directed to deprived areas while wealthy areas get less.21 Aug 2026...
