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  2. Council Tax - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Council Tax in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    Council Tax in Scotland is a tax on domestic property which was introduced across Scotland in 1993, along with England and Wales, following passage of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. It replaced the Community Charge (popularly known as the Poll Tax). Each property is assigned one of eight bands (A to H) based on property value, and the ...

  4. Local Government Finance Act 1992 - Wikipedia

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    An Act to provide for certain local authorities to levy and collect a new tax, to be called council tax; to abolish community charges; to make further provision with respect to local government finance (including provision with respect to certain grants by local authorities); and for connected purposes. Citation: 1992 c. 14: Introduced by ...

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  6. City council still 'far from sustainable' - report - AOL

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    Nottingham City Council would need to increase council tax by 46% or receive a 70% rise in government funding to continue operating as it has done, a new report states. Commissioners were ...

  7. Property tax - Wikipedia

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    [58] [59] [60] Instead, the Council Tax is usually paid by the resident of a property, and only in the case of unoccupied property does the owner become liable to pay it (although owners can often obtain a discount or an exemption for empty properties). [61] HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) guidelines state: "Council Tax is a tax on property.

  8. Local government in England - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. Westminster City Council - Wikipedia

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    The new council formally came into its powers on 1 April 1965, at which point the old boroughs and their councils were abolished. [9] [10] In 1966 the city was granted the dignity of having a lord mayor. [11] The council's full legal name is "The Lord Mayor and Citizens of the City of Westminster", but it is generally known as Westminster City ...