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Households face council tax hikes from today

Households face council tax hikes as high as £191 from today

The latest analysis by finance specialists, RIFT , has revealed which areas of the nation are set to see the largest hikes to council tax as the new financial year begins, with the average household in England set to see an increase of 5% or £109 per year.

With the 1st April bringing the start of a new financial year,...

Over half of us don’t know what our council tax goes towards - here’s the breakdown

The latest research by RIFT Tax Refunds has revealed just exactly where our council tax goes, as over half of the general public (55%) aren’t aware what they contribute to, while 81% feel that the 18% increase in the average cost of council tax over the last five years is unjustified.

In last week’s Autumn Budget, the government revealed that millions of households will be facing a...