MSE News: Council tax in Scotland to be frozen until April 2025

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Council tax for all 2.5 million households in Scotland will be frozen at current levels until April 2025, the Scottish Government has confirmed. It means no household in Scotland will see an increase in council tax for at least the next 18 months.

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diinozzo

I'd wait and see. SNP had this commitment in a previous election manifesto...it was quickly dropped.

SwedashChef

Well, I just got my statement through for the next year and definitely can't call a £60 a year increase, "frozen"! While it isn't what some people in the UK will be facing, don't claim to "freeze" something when you're not.

My small 2 bedroom flat is a bend F - 2 bands below a mansion. A number of years ago I went through the process of appealing the banding for the development I live in. I got offered a job based on the report (didn't take it) but no reduction in the banding. 

Three cracked wheels in 2 months due to the state of the roads here and not even an acknowledgement of a claim submitted 18 months ago for a burst tyre. Thank you Glasgow City Council!

Eldi_Dos

The council tax element has stayed the same on my bill, it is the water element that has increased, in our case by £44.10 per year.

Dizzyblonde66

I live in Inverness and my council tax bill has increased by £20 a month. Thought council tax bills were "frozen" in Scotland??

molerat

The biggest rise in the Highland Council area is £88 per year for band H properties and is for water & sewage charges, council tax has not increased.  There must be another reason for the increase to your monthly payment.