The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has published information on council tax levels set by councils in England for the financial year 2022/23.
Key data specific to local (parish and town) councils include:
- The average Band D precept charged by local precepting bodies (including local councils) for 2022/23 will be £74.94, an increase of £3.07, or 4.3% from 2022/23.
- Parish precepts in 2022/23 will total £655,138 million which is £37 million higher than in 2021/22 and 1.8% of overall council tax.
The statistical release also shows:
- The average Band D council tax set by local authorities in England for 2022/23 is £1,966, which is an increase of £67 or 3.5% on the 2021-22 figure of £1,898.
- Overall council tax requirement is £36.3 billion, £1.9 billion higher than 2021/22.
- The total tax base used for setting council tax for 2022/23 was 18.5 million Band D equivalent dwellings, 18.139 in 2021/22.
Read the statistical release on council tax levels set by local authorities: England 2022/23