Council Tax Reduction due to lockdown closures

JamoLew

OP how much do you pay and how much refund do you think you are entitled to ?

I would guess the answer to your question is that you wont get one, much the same as you don't get a refund on your mortgage or car payments etc when you go away on a 2 week holiday

Barny1979

MalMonroe said:

bradders1983 said:

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?

You don't think they do?!  They actually do, where I live!

And how do you know this?

bradders1983

Barny1979 said:

MalMonroe said:

bradders1983 said:

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?

You don't think they do?!  They actually do, where I live!

And how do you know this?

She doesn't.  Look who posted it.

penners324

Definitely not. They still have all those unelected executives to pay that are on £100k+.

dunstonh

This is a funny thread.  Please keep it up.

macman

MalMonroe said:

macman said:

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

CT is used to fund libraries and parks, which is what the OP said.

I din't say what is was spent on. I said what it was levied on. 
Should childless households get a CT discount because they don't have kids to send to school? Should illiterate people get a discount because they don't use libraries?  The whole premise of this post is absurd.