Council Tax

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Council Tax is a system of local taxation in the United Kingdom, introduced in the early 1990s, that charges households based on the value band of their property to fund local government services.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf local taxation system
property tax
tax
administeredBy local authorities
alsoKnownAs domestic rates replacement system
appliesTo households
basedOn property value bands
billingAuthorityType London borough council
district council
metropolitan borough council
unitary authority
billIssuedBy billing authority
calculatedFrom valuation band
canBeReducedBy Council Tax Reduction schemes
discounts
exemptions
collectionFrequency usually monthly instalments
country United Kingdom
discountType single person discount
enforcedBy local authority enforcement agents
exemptionType armed forces accommodation exemption
full-time student household exemption
severe mental impairment exemption
funds fire and rescue services contributions
libraries
local government services
local policing contributions
social care services
street cleaning
waste collection
hasBandRange Band A to Band H in England and Scotland
Band A to Band I in Wales
hasComponent adult social care precept
fire authority precept
police precept
property element
introducedBy United Kingdom government
introducedIn 1993
isRegressive true in economic incidence discussions
legalBasis Local Government Finance Act 1992
liabilityOrderIssuedBy magistrates court in England and Wales
notUsedInJurisdiction Northern Ireland
payer liable person in a dwelling
replaced Community Charge
singlePersonDiscountRate 25 percent
subjectOfDebate fairness and reform of local taxation in the UK
usedInJurisdiction England
Scotland
Wales
valuationDate 1 April 1991 for England and Scotland
1 April 2003 for Wales

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
poll tax (Community Charge)
replacedBy
Community Charge
wasReplacedBy

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