Council tax: Bills have increased £1,000 in 20 years

Households in Notts will pay around £1,000 more next year in council tax than they did 20 years ago, figures have revealed. The average bill in Notts was £600 in 1993/94. In 2014/15, the average will be £1,652. Over the same period, inflation only accounts for £411 of this rise. Government figures show people in Newark and Sherwood will pay the most council tax next year - with a Band D property paying £1688.05. Nottingham City Council is next with their residents in Band D properties being charged £1675.83. The area with the lowest council tax bills next year is Erewash with £1,511. It is all a long way from when council tax was first introduced 20 years ago, with Nottingham City Council charging £630 and Newark and Sherwood charging just £1 more. However, you have to bear in mind that inflation since 1993 has meant that £630 is worth about £1,061 in today's money. The figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government also show that in recent years the increase in council tax has been a lot less severe - most probably due to the fact authorities have to hold votes if they want to increase bills by more than 2 per cent. Before 2010/11, every area in Notts saw bills rise by more than three per cent every year - with double digit increases taking place in 2003/04 everywhere except Nottingham City Council which increased bills by 8.3 per cent. For the last four years, Notts County Council has freezed its share of the council tax bill which has meant some areas have seen no increase in their bills - and a reduction in real terms owing to inflation. But the authority has decided to increase its bills by 1.99 per cent for next year. And with Nottingham City Council voting through a 1.95 per cent increase, it means every household in the county will be paying more for council services from April. Do you think the council gives you value for money? Leave a comment below. For more politics news, click hereGet the full data below:

Year	Ashfield	Bassetlaw	Broxtowe	Nottingham	Erewash	Gedling	Newark & Sherwood	Rushcliffe
1993-94	595	602	576	630	595	595	631	570
1994-95	650	665	657	694	618	654	691	624
1995-96	691	692	695	740	657	692	734	662
1996-97	721	722	716	769	667	711	766	681
1997-98	762	760	752	809	724	747	808	714
1998-99	844	829	837	832	793	831	896	824
1999-2000	930	919	918	886	857	909	970	900
2000-01	983	970	975	922	916	960	1024	951
2001-02	1042	1027	1034	983	974	1015	1080	1008
2002-03	1134	1116	1134	1057	1067	1109	1177	1107
2003-04	1248	1246	1247	1144	1158	1223	1294	1226
2004-05	1320	1319	1321	1257	1215	1300	1367	1300
2005-06	1370	1369	1370	1315	1250	1351	1418	1364
2006-07	1432	1432	1433	1375	1308	1413	1484	1429
2007-08	1489	1490	1491	1418	1359	1470	1540	1488
2008-09	1534	1538	1541	1463	1409	1516	1592	1537
2009-10	1583	1587	1592	1515	1460	1564	1638	1585
2010-11	1596	1598	1607	1562	1480	1576	1651	1598
2011-12	1596	1598	1607	1562	1480	1577	1646	1598
2012-13	1602	1605	1614	1614	1480	1590	1654	1604
2013-14	1606	1611	1617	1644	1485	1599	1657	1612
2014-15	1639	1644	1645	1676	1511	1629	1688	1641