COUNCIL Tax is set to go up by six per cent this year for homes in Dumfries and Galloway – and this chart shows how much more you can expect to pay.
Councillors on Tuesday agreed to the increase as part of their 2023-4 budget.
The move will generate an estimated £4.8 million for the cash strapped locally authority.
And the extra money will help plug this year’s £12.9 million funding shortfall.
But it means householders will have to find extra cash, ranging from £50.37 more a year for those in band A properties, £75.55 for band D properties and £185.09 for those in the top band H.
A council spokesperson said: “Elected members agreed a council tax increase of six per cent to help protect services.
“The council faces a raft of cost pressures from pay uplifts to inflationary increases and, when compared against the funding being made available, it has an estimated funding gap of £40 million over the next three years.
“Increasing council tax is one of a range of measures the council is taking in an effort to balance its books including reducing energy usage within council buildings and a focus on digital service redesign.”
