Council tax in Pembrokeshire is set to rise this year.

A 4.2 per cent hike was agreed by the county council's cabinet on Monday.

Discussing the £193.2m budget for 2009/2010, the cabinet accepted a recommendation that the Band D council tax rate should be £665.34 - £26.81 more than last year.

The proposal will now be rubber stamped at a full council meeting at a later date.

At Monday's meeting, the cabinet also agreed to the recommendation that council house rents be increased by 5.9 per cent from April 6, pending a formal determination being issued by the Welsh Assembly Government.

As a result, the average weekly council house rent will go up from £55.94 to £59.24.