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Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a tax on domestic property, which was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, replacing the short-lived Community Charge (also known as "poll tax"), which in turn replaced the domestic rates.
In the financial year 2019/20, local authorities received 22% of their funding from grants, 52% from council tax and 27% from retained business rates. [61] In the financial year 2023/24, 51% of revenue expenditure is expected to come from UK Government grants, 31% from council tax and 15% from retained business rates. [27]
The VAT rate of 17.5 per cent remained despite an earlier policy of charging a higher poll tax. [clarification needed] Council Tax strongly resembled the rates system of tax that had been in effect prior to the poll tax. The main differences (at the Council Tax's inception) were that properties were placed in bands based on a range of property ...
Council tax rates in Scotland have been frozen or had limited increases since 2007, but they are expected to go up in April. The Scottish government says it is offering local authorities an extra ...
The government says in total councils in England will have £69bn to spend next year, a 6.8% rise on this year, assuming they all hike council tax by their maximum permitted amount.
A spokesperson for the council said their current tax rate was £145 below the national average for metropolitan district councils and was the lowest in West Yorkshire.
Council Tax is slightly easier to evade than domestic rates as liability for Council Tax falls on the occupants rather than the property owner - the UK does not have a complete identity register therefore Councils must rely on other forms of identification - such as the electoral roll to identify, locate and pursue Council Tax evaders. Rates ...
The local authority derives its powers and functions from the London Government Act 1963 and subsequent legislation, and has the powers and functions of a London borough council. It sets council tax and as a billing authority also collects precepts for Greater London Authority functions and business rates. [19]