What the proposed Sunderland council tax rise will mean for you

Sunderland council taxpayers are on course for a 5% rise from April this year.
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The figure put forward by number crunchers, officers and senior councillors is for a 4.99% rise, which will need to be further debated and subject to a vote in full council - though it's rare the proposed rates change.

The rise would mean the vast majority of Sunderland households (those in Band A) paying an extra £43.08 per year - pushing it over the £900 mark from £863.21 to £906.29.

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Council chiefs point out that it's an extra 83 per week. If you pay monthly that's an extra £3.59, or £4.38 a month if you are one of the many who pay in 10 installments.

Not a massive rise, but when times are tight every little nibble out of the monthly budget counts - particularly when it's on top of previous above-inflation council tax rises in previous years.

The council tax bill for a family in a Band A property paying monthly in 10 installments will be £90.67p if the rise goes ahead.

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Council tax bands are determined by house prices, and there are 77,820 properties in Sunderland in the Band A bracket.

Those in higher brackets naturally see a bigger chunk added to their bill, with Band H properties paying £129.22 extra (£2.47 a week more, or an extra £10.77 per calendar month).

Though it's worth noting there are only 20 houses in this bracket in Sunderland.

Here's the full list of rises proposed for Sunderland:

Band A

Proposed rate: £906.29

Rise: £43.08 (83p per week)

Sunderland properties in this bracket: 77,820

Band B

Proposed rate: £1,057.33

Rise: £50.25 (97p per week)

Properties in this bracket: 18,002

Band C

Proposed rate: £1,208.38

Rise: £57.43 (£1.10 per week)

Properties in this bracket: 16,452

Band D

Proposed rate: £1,359.43

Rise: £64.61 (£1.24 per week)

Properties in this bracket: 8,553

Band E

Proposed rate: £1,661.53

Rise: £78.97 (£1.52 per week)

Properties in this bracket: 3,155

Band F

Proposed rate: £1,963.62

Rise: £93.32 (£1.79 per week)

Properties in this bracket: 1,048

Band G

Proposed rate: £2,265.72

Rise: £107.69 (£2.07 per week)

Properties in this bracket: 624

Band H

Proposed rate: £2,718.86

Rise: £129.22 (£2.49 per week)

Properties in this bracket: 20