More than 75,000 homes in the north-east will be hammered by council tax increases of up to £550 from April.
A new analysis shows thousands of households across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire will be affected by the increased tariffs for Band E to H homes.
The Scottish Conservatives have warned the figures show it is “ordinary families” who are “being squeezed by the SNP at a time when funding for local government is being cut”.
The research, conducted by the independent Scottish Parliament Information Centre, show that more than two-thirds of properties in the Aberdeenshire Council ward of Westhill and District and the Aberdeen City Council ward of Lower Deeside are classed as Band E-H and will face increases.
East Garioch, Banchory and Mid-Deeside and Hazlehead, Ashley and Queen’s Cross all have more than 63% of properties which will be affected.
The Scottish Government insists “there will be no change for three out of four households”.
But north-east Scottish Conservative MSP Ross Thomson, said: “These figures clearly show which areas of the north-east will be bearing the brunt of SNP council tax increases.
“The SNP will argue that they want the rich to pay more taxes, but I don’t think there is anyone living in a Band E or Band F home who would consider themselves particularly wealthy.
“These are ordinary families who are being squeezed by the SNP at a time when funding for local government is being cut.”
Critics argue the SNP’s draft budget, introduced late last year, will cut £327million from local services.
In the Granite City, bills on Band E homes will rise by £113 a year, increasing to a rise of £554 a year for Band H homes.
In Aberdeenshire, changes to the rates will mean rises of £105 for Band E properties and £513 for Band H properties.
Across the two council areas, a total of 75,654 Band E and above homes will be affected.
A Scottish Government spokeswoman said: “Local authorities will keep every penny of the council tax that is raised in their areas and there will be no change for three out of four Scottish households in terms of how much council tax they pay as a result of these reforms.
“Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City councils will all see an increase in their spending power to support local authority services of up to £13.5million in Aberdeenshire and £7.1million for Aberdeen City.
“Households on low income who live in bands E to H – up to 54,000 in Scotland – may be entitled to an exemption from the changes, administered by extending the Council Tax Reduction Scheme.”
