Radcliffe named among England’s 10 biggest parish tax risers

Council tax warning as residents face 179% rise with NO cap on bills

Council tax warning as residents face 179% rise with NO cap on bills . Households across England are facing sharp increases in council tax, with residents in one village hit by a 179 per cent rise in their parish charge this year

The UK's 'greediest councils' revealed as bills DOUBLE in areas with 1 thing

A think tank has made three recommendations after releasing its findings.

Radcliffe named among England’s 10 biggest parish tax risers

Local parish councils, unlike every other tier of local government, have no limit on how much they can raise taxes each year. The Rushcliffe parish’s Band D charge is up £215.36 (222.8%) since 2022, to £312.00 – the eighth-largest cash rise in England – and is now almost double Rushcliffe Borough Council’s £161.77. Parish council […]

Fury as parish councils hike taxes by up to 179% with NO legal limit

PARISH councils across England have quietly doubled residents’ bills since 2013, with one town hiking local tax by 179% this year alone. The...

The UK’s ‘greediest councils’ revealed as bills DOUBLE in areas with 1 thing

A think tank has reported on what it believes is an issue that has gone under the radar (Image: Getty) Parish council tax across England has doubled since 2013–14, new research has found. Not all areas have a parish council, but those that do could have seen stark increases in what they demand of residents. The paper by the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) stated that this year parish council taxes increased by 8.2%, the second-highest increase on r…