Plymouth City Council voted to increase its council tax on Monday.
An increase of £116 this year will mean the 2016 bill of £1,600 will now go up to £2,440.
The Labour leader of Plymouth City council, Tudor Evans, said the situation for local authorities had improved with the introduction of a three-year settlement, external but claimed council finances had suffered from years of Conservative governments.
He said: “We can’t undo 14 years of austerity overnight.”
He said the multi-year funding settlement allowed the council to plan ahead in a way that had not previously been possible.
He said: “We know now we can increase our library services again, we know we can invest more in children’s playgrounds, we know we can spend £33m on roads and pavement improvements and clearing the drains – these things matter.”
