Almost all London boroughs facing a near 5% council tax increase

All but three London boroughs are facing a 4.99% increase in council tax bills.

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00:00It is beginning to seem like every day I am talking about stories which are going to negatively

00:09affect the pockets of already struggling Londoners.

00:12Lately, this has included train fare rises and water bill increases.

00:17Now it is council tax.

00:19Perhaps one of the most ironic things about this latest council tax hike announcement

00:26is that one of the boroughs not included in the maximum 4.99% increase is the Royal

00:34Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, which is of course one of the wealthiest boroughs in

00:39London.

00:40Further to this, Newham, which is one of the poorest in London, is raising council tax

00:46by 8.99% after receiving special permission to do so.

00:51That is not far from a 10% rise.

00:54Wandsworth is the only other borough staying away from that 4.99% rise, with bills expected

01:02to rise by 2%.

01:04Kensington and Chelsea is facing a 4% rise.

01:09This London announcement forms part of a nationwide announcement of council tax increases.

01:17The vast majority of councils are rising the tax by 4.99%, which as previously mentioned

01:24is the maximum threshold allowed without special permission.

01:29There is also a theme of poorer areas implementing, at the very least, the very maximum increase,

01:36often with permission to go above that 4.99% threshold and richer areas staying under.