As England faces £2bn council tax rise, Nottingham pays highest bill

The city’s leader says that a huge financial shortfall and the levy hike will not stop redevelopment plans going ahead The home of Robin Hood is ready to welcome back international visitors following a £30m refit of the castle that, during the middle ages, played host to its notoriously villainous sheriff. But the East Midlands city will become more infamous over the next fortnight – for levying the highest rate of council tax in England, sending band D bills up £107, to £2,226.The city’s Labour council leader David Mellen says the rise is needed after a decade of austerity and the government’s failure to bridge a spending shortfall that forced all councils to increase bills by a collective £2bn before the economy is back on its feet. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/28/as-england-faces-2bn-council-tax-rise-nottingham-pays-highest-bill #nottingham #council_tax #tax #uk_news #rishi_sunak #anneliese_dodds