A 4.99 per cent rise in council tax for Bristol residents is set to be approved next month. City council cabinet members are expected to rubber-stamp the proposed increase on Tuesday, January 24, ahead of February’s full council which will set the authority’s annual budget.
It comprises two per cent ring-fenced for adult social care and 2.99 per cent for general services and is the maximum allowed by the Government for 2023/24 without a local referendum. Bristol City Council’s portion makes up by far the largest chunk of the bill, with the rest being levied by the Avon & Somerset police and crime commissioner, who is proposing an additional £15 a year for a band D household, and Avon Fire Authority, which is asking for a £5 increase for that middle band property.
Excluding the police and fire precepts, here is what the council’s proposed increase means for you.
