HOUSEHOLDS in Ipswich are to have to pay an extra 12.2 per cent in council tax from April, it has been confirmed.The rise was confirmed by the full meeting of Ipswich council last night and will see the bill for a Band B property – the largest band in the town – go up from £736.

HOUSEHOLDS in Ipswich are to have to pay an extra 12.2 per cent in council tax from April, it has been confirmed.

The rise was confirmed by the full meeting of Ipswich council last night and will see the bill for a Band B property – the largest band in the town – go up from £736.33 a year to £826.28 a year.