The government has announced that the freeze on Council Tax levels will continue for another two years.

The government is also continuing the additional funding grant made available to those Councils that have held Council Tax levels for the last 2 years.

The Labour controlled York Council has already increased Council Tax by 3.8% over the last 2 years and so local residents will not benefit from the announcement.

It remains to be seen whether the Council will now see the error of its ways and introduce the freeze in the run up to the 2015 local elections.

If the Council wants to increase Council Tax by more than 2% it will need to seek the support of taxpayers through a local referendum.