Scotland: Is your council tax going up and by how much?

Councils across Scotland have raised council tax by inflation-busting levels.

A nationwide freeze on the levy ends in April, meaning local authorities have made the biggest increases in decades.

With councils facing financial black holes of millions of pounds and rising service costs, increasing council tax is one way they can plug the gap.

Falkirk announced a council tax rise of 15.6% – the biggest hike of any local authority in Scotland.

Orkney

East Lothian became the first council to confirm a rise – with an increase of 10%. Further inflation-busting increases were confirmed in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife and elsewhere.

The increase will mean households in Band D will pay £1,579.18 annually, up from £1,435.62.

Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeen has raised council tax by 9.85%.

The council’s budget was set on Wednesday, March 5.

North East & Tayside

Council tax in Aberdeen will increase by 9.85%

Aberdeen City Council’s 2025 budget also featured funding for groups and new projects across the city.

Aberdeenshire Council

Aberdeenshire Council has raised council tax by 10%.

The council’s budget was set on Thursday, February 27.

North East & Tayside

Aberdeenshire hikes council tax by 10%

Local authority announces cuts will be made as it looks to fill a £30m financial black hole.

Angus Council

Angus has raised council tax by 11%.

The budget was set on Thursday, February 27.

North East & Tayside

Angus approves 11% council tax rise

The minority SNP administration’s budget proposals were voted through at a meeting held on Thursday.

Argyll and Bute Council

Argyll and Bute Council raised council tax by 9.9%

The budget was set on Thursday, February 27.

You can read more about the council’s budget on its website.

City of Edinburgh Council

Edinburgh City Council is raising council tax by 8%.

The council’s budget date was on Thursday, February 20.

Edinburgh city skyline from Calton Hill.

Edinburgh & East

Edinburgh confirms council tax rise of 8%

It comes after 11th-hour negotiations led to a deal between the Labour administration and the Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups.

Clackmannanshire Council

Clackmannanshire Council raised council tax by 13% – among the highest of any local authority.

The council’s budget was set on Thursday, February 27.

You can read more about the council’s budget on its website.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Western Isles Council) raised council tax by 7.5%.

The council’s budget was set on Wednesday, February 26.

Highlands & Islands

Council tax to rise by 7.5% in the Western Isles

The increase is among the lowest agreed by Scottish local authorities this year.

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Dumfries and Galloway Council has raised council tax by 9%.

The council’s budget was set on February 27.

You can read more about the council’s budget on its website.

Dundee City Council

Dundee has raised council tax by 8%.

The council’s budget was set on February 27.

North East & Tayside

Dundee increases council tax by 8%

The SNP administration’s budget proposals were voted through at a meeting held on Thursday.

East Ayrshire Council

East Ayrshire has raised council tax by 8%.

The council’s budget was set on February 27.

Glasgow & West

East Ayrshire announces 8% council tax rise

Cuts and savings were agreed to bridge a budget gap of £8.75m, the council said.

East Dunbartonshire Council

East Dunbartonshire has increased council tax by 13.

The council’s budget was set on March 6.

You can read more about the council’s budget on its website.

East Lothian Council

East Lothian Council has voted to increase council tax by 10%.

Edinburgh & East

Local authority becomes first to approve 10% council tax hike

The increase will mean households in Band D will pay £1,579 a year.

The increase will mean households in Band D will pay £1,579.18 annually, up from £1,435.62.

Council leader Norman Hampshire put forward the budget for approval saying the council tax increase would bring more than £9m additional revenue for public services.

East Renfrewshire Council

East Renfrewshire Council has increased council tax by 8%.

The council’s budget was set on Wednesday, February 26.

Glasgow & West

East Renfrewshire council tax to rise by 8%

A nationwide freeze ends in April meaning local authorities can increase the levy by however much they like.

Falkirk Council

Falkirk Council has raised council tax by 15.6%.

The council’s budget was set on March 6.

Glasgow & West

Falkirk announces Scotland’s biggest hike in council tax of 15.6%

The hike – the biggest so far out of Scotland’s 32 local authorities – will take Band D council tax in Falkirk to £1576.77, an increase of £4.09 per week.

Fife Council

Fife Council raised council tax by 8.2%.

The increase will cause council tax bills for band D properties in Fife to rise by about £113 a year.

The council’s budget date was on Thursday, February 20.

Edinburgh & East

Fife approves 8.2% council tax increase

The increase will cause council tax bills for band D properties in Fife to rise by about £113 a year.

Glasgow City Council

Councillors in Glasgow have agreed a council tax rise of 7.5%.

On Thursday, February 20, the SNP and Green groups met to agree the budget deal saying they wanted to keep the increase “well within single figures” due to the cost of living crisis.

Glasgow & West

Glasgow agrees 7.5% council tax hike

A nationwide freeze ends in April meaning local authorities can increase the levy by however much they like.

Highland Council

The Highland Council has raised council tax by 7%.

The council’s budget was set on March 6.

Highlands & Islands

Highland council tax hiked by 7% in budget

A nationwide freeze on the levy ends in April meaning local authorities can increase it by however much they like.

Inverclyde Council

Inverclyde Council has raised council tax by 8.5%.

The council’s budget was set on March 6.

Glasgow & West

Inverclyde announces 8.5% hike in council tax

The increase will mean an extra £121.53 per year for the average Band D household.

Midlothian Council

Midlothian has confirmed council tax in the local authority will rise by 10%.

The council’s budget was set on Tuesday, February 25.

Edinburgh & East

Midlothian announces 10% council tax rise

A nationwide freeze ends in April meaning local authorities can increase the levy by however much they like.

Moray Council

Moray Council raised council tax by 10%.

The council’s budget was set on Wednesday, February 26.

North East & Tayside

Council tax in Moray will rise by 10%

Household bills across Moray increase by a minimum of £95 up to £351 this year.

North Ayrshire Council

North Ayrshire has hiked council tax by 7%.

The council’s budget was set on February 26.

Glasgow & West

North Ayrshire increases council tax by 7%

The local authority faces a £15.7m funding gap.

North Lanarkshire Council

North Lanarkshire council tax is going up by 10%.

The council’s budget date was set on Thursday, February 20.

The increase, voted through by councillors, means that people in Band D households will pay £323.59 more a year and those in Band A will pay £88.05 more.

Glasgow & West

North Lanarkshire increases council tax by 10%

The rise is the highest announced in Scotland so far – matching the hike in East Lothian.

Orkney Islands Council

Orkney Islands has confirmed a 15% increase in council tax.

It is the biggest hike in the levy in Scotland.

Highlands & Islands

Orkney Islands confirms 15% council tax hike

Councils across Scotland have been announcing inflation-busting tax hikes.

Perth and Kinross Council

Perth and Kinross Council raised council tax by 9.5%.

The council’s budget was set on Wednesday, February 26.

North East & Tayside

Council tax across Perth and Kinross to rise by 9.5%

A nationwide freeze on the levy ends in April meaning local authorities can increase it by however much they like.

Renfrewshire Council

Renfrewshire has hiked council tax by 9.5%.

The council’s budget was set on Thursday, February 27.

Glasgow & West

Renfrewshire announces council tax increase of 9.5%

Many local authorities have already confirmed the highest rises in decades.

Scottish Borders Council

Scottish Borders Council has raised council tax by 10%.

The council’s budget was set on Thursday, February 20.

You can read more about the council’s budget here.

Shetland Islands Council

Shetland Islands Council has raised council tax by 10%.

The council’s budget was set on Tuesday, February 25.

Highlands & Islands

Shetland announces 10% council tax rise

A nationwide freeze ends in April meaning local authorities can increase the levy by however much they like.

South Ayrshire Council

South Ayrshire will see the levy rise by 8% in April.

The council’s budget was set on Thursday, February 27.

Glasgow & West

South Ayrshire increases council tax by 8%

The local authority will still face an £11.4m budget gap.

South Lanarkshire Council

South Lanarkshire has hiked council tax by 6%.

The council’s budget was set on February 26.

You can read more about the council’s budget on its website.

Stirling Council

Stirling has hiked council tax by 8.8&.

The council’s budget was set on February 27.

You can read more about the council’s budget on its website.

West Dunbartonshire Council

West Dunbartonshire has hiked council tax by 11.5%.

The council’s budget was set on March 5.

Glasgow & West

West Dunbartonshire announces council tax hike of 11.5%

It comes as the country faces the biggest council tax increases in 20 years after the nationwide freeze came to an end.

West Lothian Council

West Lothian Council has increased council tax by 8.95%.

Last year, it said its decision to follow the Scottish Government’s national council tax freeze resulted “in a further £1.4m of budget savings being required in West Lothian next year as it is not fully funded.”