Councillors have approved a £2.12 annual increase in council tax in Eastleigh.

At the budget-setting meeting of Eastleigh Borough Council last week, the full council approved a £2.12 annual increase on the average Band D council tax bill for 2025-26.

This represents a 1.5 per cent increase, which the council said is one per cent below inflation.

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The average B and D council tax for the borough is £2,227.68, with the Eastleigh Borough Council element being £143.78, or £2.77 per week.

Less than seven per cent of the overall council tax bill for Eastleigh 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."