How does Hampshire's council tax rise compare with other counties?
From 2004/05 council taxpayers in Hampshire and other English counties with Combined Fire Authorities (CFA) will be charged separately for fire services. Therefore for CFAs the council tax rises are calculated after adjusting the base figure for 2003/04 to compare like with like.
SE indicates counties in the South East
| Derbyshire | 2.90% | |
|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | 3.50% | |
| Suffolk | 3.80% | |
| Cheshire | 4.10% | |
| Cumbria | 4.30% | |
| Surrey | 4.40% | SE |
| Durham | 4.60% | |
| Dorset | 4.60% | |
| Hampshire | 4.70% | SE |
| Essex | 4.70% | |
| Shropshire | 4.90% | |
| Nottinghamshire | 4.90% | |
| Northamptonshire | 4.90% | |
| Northumberland | 4.90% | |
| Devon | 5.00% | |
| Kent | 5.20% | SE |
| Hertfordshire | 5.30% | |
| Gloucestershire | 5.30% | |
| Bedfordshire | 5.50% | |
| Buckinghamshire | 5.60% | SE |
| Somerset | 5.70% | |
| Norfolk | 5.80% | |
| Lincolnshire | 5.90% | |
| West Sussex | 5.90% | SE |
| East Sussex | 5.90% | SE |
| Worcestershire | 5.90% | |
| Wiltshire | 6.00% | |
| Staffordshire | 6.20% | |
| Oxfordshire | 6.20% | SE |
| North Yorkshire | 6.30% | |
| Leicestershire | 6.40% | |
| Warwickshire | 6.60% | |
| Cambridgeshire | 6.90% | |
| Cornwall | 7.20% |
| Averages |
|---|
| English counties 5.3% |
| English counties with CFAs 5.2% (shown as green in graph) |
| English counties without CFAs 5.5% (shown as blue in graph) |
Why has the council tax gone up by 4.7%?
How do we compare with other counties?
Budget 2004/05 homepage
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