Residents on the Shotley peninsula will be paying an extra £55 a year on average for their council tax in the 2022/23 financial year.

The council tax bill comprises the county council, policing and district or borough council element, as well as a small sum for the parish council where you live.

Suffolk County Council has already decided it is charging an extra 3% – 1.99% for the main council tax portion and 1% for adult social care. The maximum it could have levied is 4% (1.99% main element and 2% adult social care). It equates to an extra £41.76 for a Band D property than 2021/22.

The policing element has also already been agreed at 4.2% – the equivalent of £10 per year extra for a Band D home.

This week, Suffolk's district and borough councils have agreed their elements.

District or boroughs are allowed to raise their portion by a maximum of 2% or £5, whichever is the higher figure, without calling a referendum.

Outlined below is a ballpark figure the increase Band D properties which are used as the benchmark.

On Monday, Babergh voted by 17 votes to eight to approve a 2% rise, which equates to an extra £3.48 for a Band D home.

It means Babergh Band D homes will pay just over £55 a year in total extra than they do this year.

Many councillors were angered that the increase was partially down to the failure of Babergh to implement the reduction of free parking in Hadleigh and Sudbury from three hours to one hour, before introducing a £1 charge, which was agreed by Cabinet last year.

There were also concerns expressed at the huge spike in the cost of living with energy prices and food prices creating financial hardship for many families.

Neighbouring Mid Suffolk district, which shares services and officers with Babergh voted not to increase its council tax.

Budget proposals to freeze the council tax element this year passed unanimously last night (Thursday), meaning the district portion will not go up at all this year.

That means the total estimated rise, only from the county and policing elements, is £51.76.

Ipswich Borough Council voted by 22 to nine with three abstentions on Wednesday night to approve a 1.98% increase.

That represents £7.47 more for a Band D home on the borough portion, and an estimated total council tax rise of £59.23 for a Band D property.

For homes claiming local council tax reduction, a £10 discount is being provided.

East Suffolk, which includes Felixstowe, voted on its budget proposals on Wednesday evening, unanimously backing a 2.89% increase after freezing levels last year as a result of Covid-19.

That makes it a £4.95 increase for the district portion on a Band D home, or an estimated £56.71 increase in total on last year.

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