How your council tax bill will go up in 2006; Most Londoners face average rises of [pounds sterling]40.

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: March 3, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: ROSS LYDALL

LONDON council tax bills will rise next month by an average of [pounds sterling]40, an Evening Standard survey reveals today.

An analysis of the budgets proposed by the 33 boroughs show all have stayed within the Government's guideline of five per cent increases.

The exception is Ken Livingstone's Greater London Authority, whose share of bills will rise by 5.5 per cent to pay for five extra community police teams in each borough.

Average bills for a band D property will increase from [pounds sterling]1,121 to just under [pounds sterling]1,161 ...

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