For a Band B properties, the increase is £7.77 per year or 15p per week. The latest increase is expected to bring 300 officers back to the force, which has lost around 2,000 officers since 2010 due to government cuts. Chair of the Greater Manchester Police, Crime and Fire Panel, Councillor Nigel Murphy, said: “The panel has agreed to the Mayor’s proposal to increase the police element of the Greater Manchester council tax by £10 per year per Band D household. In doing so however, the panel is disappointed that instead of fairly funding the police directly, the Government continues to expect an increase to residents’ council tax bills, this time by £15 per Band D household, despite the inequalities and unfairness of the system.