Council tax payers in Maidstone may have to pay more from April.

Maidstone council is set to consider a proposal to increase council tax from April, for the first time in two years, when it meets on Wednesday, February 27.

The cabinet is recommending a 1.9% rise, or £4.23 a year for a Band D taxpayer.

The 8p a week increase is within the government’s threshold for council tax increases.