A total of 17 councils wanting to increase council tax by 4.99% or more have confirmed their intentions, 122 are awaiting approval and 14 are yet to declare their intentions, analysis by the PA news agency shows.
As they face more pressure to pay for those services, it is unlikely the council tax rises proposed by senior councillors will be rejected by full council ahead of budgets having to be set by the end of February, or March for some.
However, six councils in severe financial trouble have been granted permission to increase council tax beyond this level without a vote.
When they are included in the figures, the proportion of local authorities increasing council tax above 4.99% rises to nearly 90% of councils.
Just seven councils are planning to increase council tax by 4% or less.
