welcome
Sky News

Sky News

World

World

Most areas set to increase council tax by at least 4.99% from April

Sky News
Summary
Nutrition label

74% Informative

85% of the 139 top-tier authorities in England are planning to increase council tax by at least 4.99% from April .

Six councils in severe financial trouble have been granted permission to increase tax beyond this level without a vote.

Some councils are planning increases below 4.98% - but only 15 are planning rises below that.

VR Score

84

Informative language

90

Neutral language

28

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

46

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

Affiliate links

no affiliate links