A rise in council tax of just under 5% has been approved as part of Wakefield Council's budget for the next financial year.

Image: Birmingham is one of six councils ... Just seven councils are planning to increase council tax by 4% or less. They are: Kensington and Chelsea (4%), Doncaster (3.99%), North East ...

The Milwaukee Common Council voted to implement a new Milwaukee sales tax increase. The vote for a city sales tax came shortly before the approval for an increase in Milwaukee County's sales tax rate.