 The average rise is expected to be 2.5%, according to analysts |
Local authorities have been setting their council tax levels, with early indications of a lower than average increase across Scotland. South Ayrshire has agreed the highest rise so far, an increase of 3.9%.
Angus and Midlothian councils have frozen last year's levels and Glasgow has followed suit, for the second year in a row.
Analysts said the average increase could be lowest since the council tax was introduced in 1993.
The average rise last year was 3.2%, but a figure of 2.5% is expected this year. That would mean the tax on an average Band D property would increase by �28.
 |  We are on course for the lowest rises in council tax since 1993 |
One of the highest rises was in Moray, where a 3.6% increase translates into an annual bill of �1,135 for Band D properties.
Bills in Shetland will rise by 3.5% to �1,053 at Band D, while Orkney has agreed an increase of 3%, a charge of �1,037 for Band D home owners.
Aberdeen agreed a 2.89% rise, giving a Band D figure of �1,230, with Aberdeenshire at 2.5% (�1,141).
In Edinburgh, a rise of 1.5% means an increase of �1,169 at Band D, while in Renfrewshire there has been a 1.9% increase, meaning bills of �1,126.
Highland Council's increase has been set at 2.5% (�1,163), with Falkirk's increase of 2.4% resulting in a Band D charge of �1,070.
Dumfries and Galloway has also approved a 3% rise, giving a Band D bill of �1,049.
Finance Minister Tom McCabe said the average council tax increase for this year would be the lowest since devolution.
A spokesman for the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) said: "We are on course for the lowest rises in council tax since 1993."
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