Council tax payers in the North East are being hit with some of the highest bills in the country, new figures have revealed.
The average rate charged to Band D properties by Northumberland County Council is the biggest in England, at £1,988, according to data released by the Government on council tax rises hitting households from April – as the nation grapples with a cost of living crisis. Gateshead is the second highest with £1,972, with County Durham 10th on £1,853, and Newcastle in 11th at £1,847.
In stark contrast, Band D households in wealthy Kensington and Chelsea are charged £987 and in Westminster just £470 by their local councils. The figures include adult social care and parish precepts levied by councils, but not the further precepts added to bills by fire services, combined authorities, or police and crime commissioners.
