Change in average Band D council tax during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
Year ending March 2015 → Year ending March 2017 · 2 periods
↑ 287.5%+2.3% percent
Change in average Band D council tax rose by 287.5% over the period, from 0.8% percent (Year ending March 2015, the level when the government took office) to 3.1% (Year ending March 2017, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2015: 0.8%
Level when it left Year ending March 2017: 3.1%
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
The percentage change in the average Band D council tax in England on the previous year, as published by MHCLG.
Doesn’t measure: The change for any individual authority, which can be above or below the average, or changes in real terms after inflation.