England's average Band D council tax bill has gone up by £67 today to nearly £2,000 a year.
Official figures show the 3.5% hike - despite Tory ministers insisting most rises would be capped at 3% - brings England's average bill for a Band D home to £1,966.
It comes at the same time as a cost-of-living crisis that is seeing National Insurance, inflation and energy bills all soaring while income tax thresholds are frozen for millions, leading to the biggest income drop since records began in the 1950s.
