Nottinghamshire residents are set to pay an additional fire services council tax

Council tax payers in Nottinghamshire are set to pay more towards the fire service.

The fire and rescue service is expected to raise its part of the council tax bill ­— known as the precept ­— by 2.95%.

Any increase above 3% has to be approved by a referendum.

It means the fire precept for band D property will increase from £77.51 a year to £79.80.

For a band A property it will go from £51.67 to £53.20 and for a band H property it will go from £155.02 to £159.60.

The changes are yet to be formally approved, but will be discussed at a fire authority committee on Friday (January 18).

The rise will be formally voted on at a meeting in February.

The total amount of council tax people pay is set by councils, the police and the fire service.

Nottinghamshire Police has been told by the Government it can increase its council tax by £24 a year ­— 12%.

At present the police precept for a Band D property in Nottinghamshire stands at £195.39 per year.

The Government’s proposals are that it could rise to £219.39, although most Nottinghamshire residents will pay less as the majority live in Band A and B properties.

This is yet to be formally approved by the police.

The changes to people’s council tax bills will take effect from April, featuring taxes for the police, fire, town and parish, district and borough, and county councils.