They all implemented a freeze following an agreement signed by the Scottish Government and Cosla, the umbrella body for the country's councils.

However, council tax bills will not be a carbon copy of 2007/2008 as water rates are rising from �365 to �379 and that increase will appear on the final notice.

Here are the average Band D figures.

Scotland's council tax bills 2008/09
COUNCIL	2007/08	RISE	2008/09
Aberdeen	�1,230	0%	�1,230
Aberdeenshire	�1,141	0%	�1,141
Angus	�1,072	0%	�1,072
Argyll and Bute	�1,178	0%	�1,178
Clackmannanshire	�1,148	0%	�1,148
Dumfries and Galloway	�1,049	0%	�1,049
Dundee	�1,211	0%	�1,211
East Ayrshire	�1,188	0%	�1,188
East Dunbartonshire	�1,142	0%	�1,142
East Lothian	�1,117	0%	�1,117
East Renfrewshire	�1,126	0%	�1,126
Edinburgh	�1,169	0%	�1,169
Falkirk	�1,070	0%	�1,070
Fife	�1,118	0%	�1,118
Glasgow	�1,213	0%	�1,213
Highland	�1,163	0%	�1,163
Inverclyde	�1,198	0%	�1,198
Midlothian	�1,210	0%	�1,210
Moray	�1,135	0%	�1,135
N Ayrshire	�1,152	0%	�1,152
N Lanarkshire	�1,098	0%	�1,098
Orkney	�1,037	0%	�1,037
Perth & Kinross	�1,158	0%	�1,158
Renfrewshire	�1,164	0%	�1,164
Scottish Borders	�1,084	0%	�1,084
Shetland	�1,053	0%	�1,053
S Ayrshire	�1,153	0%	�1,153
S Lanarkshire	�1,101	0%	�1,101
Stirling	�1,223	- 1.1%	�1,209
West Dunbartonshire	�1,163	0%	�1,163
West Lothian	�1,128	0%	�1,128
Western Isles	�1,024	0%	�1,024
Source: The figures quoted are based on Band D rates.