Part of the council tax in your area goes to [insert name of authority in respect of which the referendum is held].

For the financial year beginning on 1st April [insert relevant financial year] [insert name of authority in respect of which referendum is held] has set an increase of [insert percentage change in relevant basic amount of council tax from preceding financial year to the relevant financial year expressed to one decimal place] in the amount it charges.

If most voters choose ‘yes’, the increase will be [insert percentage change in the authority’s relevant basic amount of council tax from the preceding financial year to the relevant financial year expressed to one decimal place].

If most voters choose ‘no’, the increase will be [insert what the percentage change in the authority’s relevant basic amount of council tax from the preceding financial year to the relevant financial year expressed to one decimal place will be if the authority’s relevant basic amount of council tax is not approved] instead.

Do you want [insert name of authority in respect of which referendum is held] to increase the amount it charges by [insert percentage change in authority’s relevant basic amount of council tax from the preceding financial year to the relevant financial year expressed to one decimal place]?