Eastleigh delivers a real-terms Council Tax cut for 22nd year
Average Band D increase is 1% below inflation
Eastleigh Borough Councillors have agreed a real-terms cut in the authority’s element of residents’ Council Tax bills for the 22nd year in a row.
At the budget-setting meeting last night (Thursday 27 February), the Full Council approved a £2.12 annual increase on the average Band D Council Tax bill for Eastleigh Borough Council for 2025-26.
This year the average Band D Council Tax for the Borough is £2,227.68, with the Eastleigh Borough Council element £143.78, or £2.77 per week. The average Band D increase of 1.5% (£2.12) over last year is 1% below inflation – representing a cut in real terms that has been maintained for more than two decades
Less than 7% of the overall Council Tax bill for Eastleigh Borough residents goes to the Borough Council, with the rest going to Hampshire County Council, and the emergency services or Parish and Town Councils.
Council Leader, Councillor Keith House, said: “At Eastleigh we have an unwavering commitment to providing value-for-money services that are delivered to the high standards our residents have come to expect.
"Some time ago we promised householders a real-term cut in the Eastleigh element of their Council Tax bills – and this has continued for what we believe is an unprecedented and unbroken run of 22 years.
“All of this has been achieved by the prudent management of our finances and in a difficult economic climate for local authorities.”