Council Tax Reduction due to lockdown closures

Barny1979

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Barny1979 said:

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Hi everyone, 
I'm new to this site so not familiar with it  however it is a money saving site. 
I was after answers, not your judgemental opinions. 
If you don't have the answer, that's ok. 

Using the word entitled in your Original Post set the tone of your question.

Barny1979 said:

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Hi everyone, 
I'm new to this site so not familiar with it  however it is a money saving site. 
I was after answers, not your judgemental opinions. 
If you don't have the answer, that's ok. 

Using the word entitled in your Original Post set the tone of your question.

Would a different word have offended you less.
With all due respects does anyone on here have the actual answer, without getting emotive?  

There isn't an answer though, as we don't make that decision and nothing has come from Local or Central Government. As said earlier, if you consider you are entitled to a refund, ask the question of your Council and Local Councillor.

bradders1983

Like I said, let us know how you get on. The Parks section of local councils will get a miniscule percentage of council funding, add to that council tax only makes up roughly half of a councils expenditure and you say some parks were closed (so not all) and the closed parks will have still required maintenence, so can you quantify your expected rebate please in terms of pence?

macman

CT is a property tax. It is not a tax on services.

lincroft1710

Council Tax is a tax on the occupation of property and not a direct payment for council provided services, so, as others have said, there will be no reduction in your CT payments on account of some services being curtailed.

Hasbeen

Op some info below, Does not appear to be a lot spent on libraries and parks against other more important expenses?

https://www.which.co.uk/news/2017/11/where-does-your-council-tax-money-go/

prowla

My guess would be that councils costs may have gone up and their revenues gone down during this extended crisis.

Based on that, I don't believe there will be any chance of a rebate.

LouiseDavies2020

Barny1979 said:

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Barny1979 said:

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Hi everyone, 
I'm new to this site so not familiar with it  however it is a money saving site. 
I was after answers, not your judgemental opinions. 
If you don't have the answer, that's ok. 

Using the word entitled in your Original Post set the tone of your question.

Barny1979 said:

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Hi everyone, 
I'm new to this site so not familiar with it  however it is a money saving site. 
I was after answers, not your judgemental opinions. 
If you don't have the answer, that's ok. 

Using the word entitled in your Original Post set the tone of your question.

Would a different word have offended you less.
With all due respects does anyone on here have the actual answer, without getting emotive?  

There isn't an answer though, as we don't make that decision and nothing has come from Local or Central Government. As said earlier, if you consider you are entitled to a refund, ask the question of your Council and Local Councillor.

Barny1979 said:

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Barny1979 said:

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Hi everyone, 
I'm new to this site so not familiar with it  however it is a money saving site. 
I was after answers, not your judgemental opinions. 
If you don't have the answer, that's ok. 

Using the word entitled in your Original Post set the tone of your question.

Barny1979 said:

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Hi everyone, 
I'm new to this site so not familiar with it  however it is a money saving site. 
I was after answers, not your judgemental opinions. 
If you don't have the answer, that's ok. 

Using the word entitled in your Original Post set the tone of your question.

Would a different word have offended you less.
With all due respects does anyone on here have the actual answer, without getting emotive?  

There isn't an answer though, as we don't make that decision and nothing has come from Local or Central Government. As said earlier, if you consider you are entitled to a refund, ask the question of your Council and Local Councillor.

I missed where you said that earlier 🤔 
Thank you anyway.

phillw

macman said:

CT is a property tax. It is not a tax on services.

CT isn't an inherent thing. They set the tax level to fund the services, so if they end up with a surplus then it should in theory filter back.
You won't get an immediate refund because there is nobody compelling them to & they don't know what their future costs could be. Plus their pensions xmas party, expenses and subsidized meals need to be paid somehow (about 1/3rd goes to their gold plated pensions...).

bradders1983

phillw said:

macman said:

CT is a property tax. It is not a tax on services.

CT isn't an inherent thing. They set the tax level to fund the services, so if they end up with a surplus then it should in theory filter back.
You won't get an immediate refund because there is nobody compelling them to & they don't know what their future costs could be. Plus their xmas party, expenses and subsidized meals need to be paid somehow.

Oh aye all those Xmas parties that are going to be taking place this year 🙄🙄🙄 do you genuinely believe that council employees get Xmas parties paid for?

Barny1979

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Barny1979 said:

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Barny1979 said:

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Hi everyone, 
I'm new to this site so not familiar with it  however it is a money saving site. 
I was after answers, not your judgemental opinions. 
If you don't have the answer, that's ok. 

Using the word entitled in your Original Post set the tone of your question.

Barny1979 said:

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Hi everyone, 
I'm new to this site so not familiar with it  however it is a money saving site. 
I was after answers, not your judgemental opinions. 
If you don't have the answer, that's ok. 

Using the word entitled in your Original Post set the tone of your question.

Would a different word have offended you less.
With all due respects does anyone on here have the actual answer, without getting emotive?  

There isn't an answer though, as we don't make that decision and nothing has come from Local or Central Government. As said earlier, if you consider you are entitled to a refund, ask the question of your Council and Local Councillor.

Barny1979 said:

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Barny1979 said:

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Hi everyone, 
I'm new to this site so not familiar with it  however it is a money saving site. 
I was after answers, not your judgemental opinions. 
If you don't have the answer, that's ok. 

Using the word entitled in your Original Post set the tone of your question.

Barny1979 said:

LouiseDavies2020 said:

Hi everyone, 
I'm new to this site so not familiar with it  however it is a money saving site. 
I was after answers, not your judgemental opinions. 
If you don't have the answer, that's ok. 

Using the word entitled in your Original Post set the tone of your question.

Would a different word have offended you less.
With all due respects does anyone on here have the actual answer, without getting emotive?  

There isn't an answer though, as we don't make that decision and nothing has come from Local or Central Government. As said earlier, if you consider you are entitled to a refund, ask the question of your Council and Local Councillor.

I missed where you said that earlier 🤔 
Thank you anyway.

I didn't, I was referring to another poster saying ask the question.