How much is your council tax going up by this year?

Councils around Scotland are setting their budgets and council tax rates ahead of the new financial year.

Local authorities around Scotland are setting their budgets and council tax rates ahead of the start of a new financial year in April.

The Scottish Government allows councils to increase council tax annually by up to 3% – but this is in addition to inflation, meaning the actual maximum increase of council tax is just shy of 5%.

Councils can choose to increase their levies by the maximum amount or by less.

Depending on which council area you live in, and what council tax band your property is in, you could find your annual bill rising by as little as around £35, or potentially as much as £190.

What have local authorities in your area decided to do?

We’ll be updating this story on a rolling basis as councils across the country agree their budgets.

Council tax rates

Aberdeen City Council: 4% increase

Aberdeenshire Council: 4.84% increase

Angus Council: 3% increase

Argyll and Bute Council: 4.5% increase

Clackmannanshire Council: 3% increase

Dumfries and Galloway Council: 4.8% increase

Dundee City Council: 4.8% increase

East Ayrshire Council: 4.84% increase

East Dunbartonshire Council: 3.95% increase

East Lothian Council: 4.84% increase

East Renfrewshire Council: 4.84% increase

Edinburgh City Council: 4.79% increase

Falkirk Council: 4.84% increase

Fife Council: 4.84% increase

Glasgow City Council: 4.64% increase

Highland Council: 4.84% increase

Inverclyde Council: 3% increase

Midlothian Council: 4.84% increase

Moray Council: 4.84% increase

Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles): 4.84% increase

North Ayrshire Council: 4.84% increase

North Lanarkshire Council: 4.84% increase

Orkney Islands Council: 4.84% increase

Perth and Kinross Council: 4.28% increase

Renfrewshire Council: 4.64% increase

Scottish Borders Council: 4.8% increase

Shetland Islands Council: 4.84% increase

South Ayrshire Council: 4.84% increase

South Lanarkshire Council: 3% increase

Stirling Council: 4.84% increase

West Dunbartonshire Council: 4.84% increase

West Lothian Council: 4.84% increase