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  • chelseablue
    chelseablue Posts: 3,302 Forumite
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    p00hsticks wrote: »
    I suspect you're wrong.
    For starters, an element of council tax goes to the fire service, the police service, maintainance of street lighting and local roads.

    I can't believe you'd not expect the fire brigade to turn up if your house was burning down....

    True! Didn't think of the street lights etc

    Thank God not had to use the police or fire brigade so far
  • LittleMax
    LittleMax Posts: 1,406 Forumite
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    chelseablue wrote: »
    At the moment the only service we use from the council is having our bin collected.

    But that'll change next year when our son will be going to primary school

    Are you sure - do you never leave the house then?

    Roads, pavements, green spaces - you don't use any of those?
  • CIS
    CIS Posts: 12,260 Forumite
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    One of the key points to remember is that council tax isn't to specifically fund any service - the council tax is to (part) fund the local authority. They will then use any council tax they get to run statutory services (and some non-statutory ones) but that money will be mixed in amongst funding from other sources.

    Craig
    I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.
  • sammyjammy
    sammyjammy Posts: 7,376 Forumite
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    vuvuzela wrote: »
    Band A, West Yorks. Gone up 4.99% (including 3% for adult social care) to £992.03.

    Band A Sheffield

    Overall increase of 4.7% up to £1103

    includes a Social care surcharge of £44.65, 2% increase for COuncil, 3.3% Police and 2% Fire & Rescue.

    Payrise 1% :(

    Its about time single persons discount was 50%.
    "You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "
  • CIS
    CIS Posts: 12,260 Forumite
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    sammyjammy wrote: »
    Band A Sheffield

    Overall increase of 4.7% up to £1103

    includes a Social care surcharge of £44.65, 2% increase for COuncil, 3.3% Police and 2% Fire & Rescue.

    Payrise 1% :(

    Its about time single persons discount was 50%.

    As it stands it's 25% for a specific reason - I doubt they'd change it (although the secretary of state does have the power)

    Craig
    I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.
  • tealady
    tealady Posts: 3,742 Forumite
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    chelseablue wrote: »
    At the moment the only service we use from the council is having our bin collected.

    But that'll change next year when our son will be going to primary school

    If you ever visit any business that sells food then the Council inspect that, use a taxi, the Council licence those,hire a skip or use a tip then yep the Council have an involvement in those as well. Oh and they have to pay Council staff wages (bin men and social workers have families and have to eat)

    Also guess who runs elections, school appeals, emergency planning, animal welfare and graveyards.

    Oh and in Birmingham is the national Loan Sharks team trying to fight those who leech on the vulnerable on society, your and my taxes support this (imo vital) work.

    Just a thought.:)
    Find out who you are and do that on purpose (thanks to Owain Wyn Jones quoting Dolly Parton)
  • Hedgehog99
    Hedgehog99 Posts: 1,425 Forumite
    CIS wrote: »
    As it stands it's 25% for a specific reason - I doubt they'd change it (although the secretary of state does have the power)

    Craig

    That reason may well have its reasons, but how can a couple create as much work for the council as an HMO of six working professionals who pay much less per person? The latter would produce more rubbish and own more cars.
  • Penelopa.Pitstop
    Penelopa.Pitstop Posts: 1,145 Forumite
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    Tandridge Council, Bang G - 2959.65. Increase of 4%.

    I thought Kingston was expensive but then I moved to Tandridge ... There's only two of us and no kids, so not getting a lot of benefits for the money.
  • Callie22
    Callie22 Posts: 3,444 Forumite
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    We just got our bill and ours has gone up 10.8%. We already have to pay separately for green waste and that's gone up from £40 to £50 per year.
  • Weewdy
    Weewdy Posts: 96 Forumite
    Ours has gawn up 10%. We now pay £2150. Band E ayrshire
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