Council unveils council tax rise
Council tax bills in the New Forest are set to rise by more than £4 from April.
The district council is freezing its share of council tax for the sixth year running and two other charging authorities, Hampshire County Council and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, have also decided against any increase.
But Hampshire's police and crime commissioner Simon Hayes is raising his precept by more than £3 per household.
Residents in the Forest are also facing a rise of £1.46 in the cost of services provided by individual town and parish councils.
It means the average band D council tax payer will be charged £1,482 compared with the current £1,477.
The figure was approved unanimously at tonight's meeting of the district council.
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