Doncaster facing maximum council tax rise with budget under pressure
Senior councillors are set to discuss a 4.99% rise in the city
Council tax is set to rise by nearly five percent in Doncaster this year - as senior councillors look to ease budget pressures.
The authority's cabinet will vote next week on whether to vote for the 4.99% increase - which will then be put to the full council later in the month.
Council tax for the average band D property will increase by £78.41 under the plans, to a total of £1,649.73 per year.
Tax for band A properties will rise by £52.27, to a total £1,099 per year.
The increase will generate an additional £7.3m for the council, a figure officials say is “required to meet budgetary pressures.”
Since 2010, the council has seen its core government funding reduce by 25 per cent, compared to a national average of 19 per cent.
This equates to a real terms reduction of £344 per resident.
Doncaster Council will continue to have one of the lowest tax rates in the country, after having the ninth lowest rate in 2023/4.