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In 2014–15, the court and administration costs in relation to Council Tax debt increased by 17%. [10] ... to reach a total Band D Council Tax bill. ...
Each collecting authority then adds together the Band D amounts for their area (or subdivisions of their area in the case, for example, of civil parish council precepts) to reach a total Band D council tax bill. To calculate the council tax for a particular property a ratio is then applied. A Band D property will pay the full amount, whereas a ...
Rates in England and Wales in 1990 were briefly replaced with the Community Charge (so called "poll tax"), a fixed tax per head that was the same for everyone within a council area, a figure that could differ greatly per local authority.
Levied on domestic property as well as non-domestic premises. Prior to 2000, it was used to fund municipal services, the responsibility of the now-abolished Urban Council and Regional Council, through the Urban Services Department and Regional Services Department. The revenue now goes to the Treasury. The bill is issued quarterly.
Council tax was introduced in 1993 to replace the 'poll tax'. [62] It is a domestic property tax, based on eight bands (A to H) depending on the value of the property on 1 April 1991. [ 62 ] Various discounts are set out in law and exist at the discretion of billing authorities.
Council Domestic rate poundage Antrim and Newtownabbey Council: 0.008152 Ards and North Down Borough Council: 0.007836 Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council: 0.008886 Belfast City Council: 0.007901 Causeway Coast and Glens: 0.008195 Derry City and Strabane District Council: 0.009419 Fermanagh and Omagh Council: 0.008142 Lisburn ...
When all these costs went up, taxes rose as well, and Sweden became the country with the second highest ratio of taxes to gross domestic product (at 37.1%) among the OECD countries. The second reason for Sweden implementing the indirect tax reforms was the weight of the existing direct tax burden.
The Council Tax depends on the value of the property, but is not calculated as a simple percentage. Instead, the property is allocated to a Council Tax band, (9 in England and 8 in Scotland and Wales). Valuation is carried out by the Valuation Office Agency under the auspices of HMRC. [65] [66]