Should council tax be frozen even if it means cuts to local services?
Council tax in England for 2026-27 averages £2,392 at Band D, up 4.9% on the prior year, with most authorities raising it to balance budgets amid government fair funding reforms that cut grants to some low-tax London boroughs by up to 40%. Many London councils face multi-billion funding gaps by 2030, leading to warnings of steep tax hikes or service reductions in areas like social care, roads, leisure and homelessness support. Freezing tax would require equivalent spending cuts or reserve use to maintain services.
2 Opinions
Councils should not get more money for a poor service. My council area is broke thanks to the SNP freeze though, and services are worse year on year. Once in this state it could take a lot of work to get back out.
We pay the highest taxes after the WW2. And receiving worse every year services. Wasting taxpayer money must stop.