Scotland’s council tax freeze

gadget88

So my brown bin doubled in price and had £4 added to my bill each month I wonder how they can call it a freeze?

400ixl

Is the brown bin the same as in the UK, for garden waste and an optional service you can pay for but do not have to have?

gadget88

400ixl said:

Is the brown bin the same as in the UK, for garden waste and an optional service you can pay for but do not have to have?

Yes optional. I know people in flats don’t need it. 

molerat

gadget88 said:

So my brown bin doubled in price and had £4 added to my bill each month I wonder how they can call it a freeze?

That will be for water and waste water which has increased and is only collected by the council, it is not decided by them. The council tax has not increased (for most).

Ayr_Rage

My brown in is free up until July then an optional £50/year for council collection.

@molerat brown bin collections are not automatically included in the bill.

Waste collections are part of council tax which is frozen in most of Scotland, though a couple of councils are still proposing to defy Humza Yousless' edict.

The charges that have increased are Water and Sewerage.

molerat

Ayr_Rage said:
@molerat brown bin collections are not automatically included in the bill.

Where did I say they were ?

cannugec5

I’m in Scotland. We’ve had a 10% council tax increase. The freeze was a government recommendation. Our local council opted to not follow the guidance. 

cannugec5

400ixl said:

Is the brown bin the same as in the UK, for garden waste and an optional service you can pay for but do not have to have?

Actually Scotland IS in the U.K.! 

But, besides that the brown bin is not available in my area.