The amount of council tax you will pay in Windsor, Maidenhead and the surrounding area has been set, in the context of lingering fears over finances.

Council tax in the Royal Borough has risen by 4.99 per cent, the maximum amount a council can increase it by without calling a referendum.

Of that, 2.99 per cent will go into council services such as bin collections,

A further two per cent will be raised to pay for adult social care, which provides care support for disabled people and the elderly.

The tax has risen as the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead council’s budget for 2024/25 has been set.

It was the first budget devised by the council’s coalition administration led by the Liberal Democrats, after the Conservatives were ejected from power in the last council elections.

The amount you pay depends on the area you live in, as council tax is raised by ‘precepting bodies’ which are the borough council, parish councils, and the police and fire service.

Amounts raised by the parish councils vary.

For example, Shottesbrooke Parish is not raising any money from its residents this year.

Bizarrely, the towns of Windsor and Maidenhead, which are both unparished, still pay a levy according council figures.

However, this levy is minimal, with a cost ranging from £24.44 for a Band A property and £73.32 for the highest Band H rated properties.

The council tax rates were set at a full council meeting on February 29.