Opinions on council tax changes

• The highest proportion of respondents support a 3% increase in council tax (30%), followed by 28% of respondents supporting a 2% increase
• An equal proportion of respondents support a 1% increase and no increase (21%)
• When the results are viewed as a binary choice as ‘increase council tax’ or ‘do not increase council tax’ – there is a clear majority support for an increase (79% of respondents)
• A higher proportion of females prefer no increase to council tax compared to male respondents
• A 3% increase is strongly favoured by males (43%), compared to just 23% of females
• Younger respondents are more likely to support ‘no increase’ in council tax compared to respondents in older age groups (35% of 25-34 year olds favour no increase compared to 10% of those aged over 74 years)

This chart shows that:
21% of respondents support no increase in council tax
21% of respondents support a 1% increase in council tax
28% of respondents support a 2% increase in council tax
30% of respondents support a 3% increase in council tax

This chart shows that:
Of male respondents, 18% support no increase in council tax, 15% support a 1% increase, 25% support a 2% increase, and 43% support a 3% increase in council tax
Of female respondents, 22% support no increase in council tax, 25% support a 1% increase, 31% support a 2% increase, and 23% support a 3% increase in council tax

This chart shows that:
Of those aged 18-24, 26% support no increase in council tax, 18% support a 1% increase, 28% support a 2% increase, and 28% support a 3% increase in council tax
Of those aged 25-34, 35% support no increase in council tax, 20% support a 1% increase, 23% support a 2% increase, and 21% support a 3% increase in council tax
Of those aged 35-44, 21% support no increase in council tax, 23% support a 1% increase, 28% support a 2% increase, and 27% support a 3% increase in council tax
Of those aged 45-54, 21% support no increase in council tax, 18% support a 1% increase, 23% support a 2% increase, and 37% support a 3% increase in council tax
Of those aged 55-64, 15% support no increase in council tax, 21% support a 1% increase, 28% support a 2% increase, and 35% support a 3% increase in council tax
Of those age 65-74, 19% support no increase in council tax, 18% support a 1% increase, 33% support a 2% increase, and 30% support a 3% increase in council tax
Of those aged 75 and over, 10% support no increase in council tax, 24% support a 1% increase, 37% support a 2% increase, and 29% support a 3% increase in council tax