Council Tax to go up nearly 5 percent

At a meeting on Thursday last, South Kesteven District Council has increased its council tax charge by charge by £5, a rise of 2.96%.

The rise will take their share of Band D property prices to £173.59.

With Lincolnshire County Council and Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner rises taken into account the total for a Band D property in the Grantham area will go up to an average of £1,881.76 a year before parish councils and Grantham surcharge are taken into account. An overall rise of 4.6%.

The increase shouldl bring in around £250,000 of additional income.

Lincolnshire County Council voted in a near 5% rise in council tax after upping its initial bid from 3% earlier this year. The rise will take the average Band D Council tax payment to the county council to £1,432.17 for the year

Lincolnshire’s police and crime commissioner Marc Jones’s £9.99 tax rise was approved by the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel at a recent meeting.