Lambeth Sets Highest Council Tax Increase In London

5.27.00pm GMT Wed 27th Feb 2008

Labour Lambeth have set the highest percentage increase in the whole of London

Lambeth's Labour Council are to set the highest percentage increase in council tax in the whole of London, Liberal Democrats can reveal.

Figures obtained from "London Councils" show that Lambeth's 4.75% increase will top the league table for council tax rises - ahead of all the other 32 London Boroughs.

This year's "top-of-the-table" position follows last year's increase put forward by Labour Lambeth of 4.99% which was the joint highest increase in London.

Councillor Ashley Lumsden, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Lambeth Council, commented, "Residents in Lambeth will be outraged to hear that Labour has set the highest council tax increase in the whole of London. And not only that, it is for the second year in a row. What a contrast with the Liberal Democrats who froze Lambeth's council tax in their last budget."

"Lambeth now has the highest council tax increases, the highest charges for home helps and the highest increases in council rents.

"Only Lambeth Labour Councillors would deliver residents such a triple-whammy while hiking up their allowances by up to 100%!"

The full table of council tax increases is reproduced below.

Borough, % Increase

Lambeth, 4.75%

Barking & Dagenham, 4.43%

Kingston-upon-Thames, 4.37%

Bromley, 4.33%

Southwark, 4.00%

Croydon, 3.99%

Richmond-upon-Thames, 3.98%

Enfield, 3.94%

Merton, 3.90%

Redbridge, 3.85%

Brent, 3.81%

Havering, 3.51%

Tower Hamlets, 3.50%

Barnet, 3.49%

Sutton, 3.40%

Newham, 3.25%

Haringey, 3.00%

Hillingdon, 3.00%

Bexley, 3.00%

Harrow, 2.95%

Kensington & Chelsea, 2.52%

City of London, 2.50%

Islington, 2.50%

Lewisham, 2.50%

Waltham Forest, 2.50%

Camden, 2.50%

Greenwich, 1.97%

Ealing, 1.89%

Westminster, 0.00%

Hackney, 0.00%

Wandsworth, 0.00%

Hounslow, 0.00%

Hammersmith & Fulham, -3.00%