
Council Tax is the system of local taxation used in England, Scotland and Wales to part fund the services provided by local government in each country. It was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as a successor to the unpopular Community Charge, which briefly replaced the older system of domestic rates; these changes were n...
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[New Valuation Lists for England] The Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Act 2006 (c 7) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. One of its purposes was to postpone the compilation, in relation to billing authorities in England, of new valuation lists for the purposes of council tax until after the Lyons Inquiry had pro...
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Method of raising revenue (income) for local government in Britain. It replaced the community charge, or
poll tax, from April 1993. The tax is based on property values at April 1991, but takes some...
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Payable to your local council in return for services and amenities. The amount payable is determined by the value of your house and what council tax band it falls into.
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An annual charge paid by the occupiers to the local authority. This helps pay for services like refuse collection. The charge depends on the type of property you have and each home falls into a band, each carrying a different fee
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A local taxation system which was introduced on 1st April 1993 to replace the previous and... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/council-tax.htm?id=320&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of council tax'>more</a>
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n] - (united Kingdom) a tax levied on households by local authorities
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Property tax that councils use to raise an average of 25% of their budget, the rest coming from Whitehall grants. The benefits system subsidises payments for the poor, and people living alone get a discount. The tax is currently based on property values in 1991, but ministers have promised to review this and use updated house values for bills issue...
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Payable to your local council in return for services and amenities. The amount payable is determined by the council and your share of the total burden is allocated according to the value of your house and what council tax band it falls into.
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noun a tax levied on households by local authorities; based on the estimated value of the property and the number of people living in it
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Method of raising revenue (income) for local government in Britain. It replaced the community charge, or poll tax, from April 1993. The tax is based on property values at April 1991, but takes some account of the number of people occupying each property. It is levied by local authorities on the value of dwellings in their area. Each dwelling is val...
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