Any word on Rates?

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  • Cotta
    Cotta Posts: 3,667 Forumite
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    Zola. wrote: »
    Good tip! I pay in one go and use the 123 account... i haven't got our rates bill in yet - is it not too late to set this up?

    Another one liking this tip, however does this account charge to use?
  • saverbuyer
    saverbuyer Posts: 2,556 Forumite
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    Zola. wrote: »
    Good tip! I pay in one go and use the 123 account... i haven't got our rates bill in yet - is it not too late to set this up?

    Not too late. It work for pay monthly too but obviously you don't get the discount.
  • guiriman
    guiriman Posts: 525 Forumite
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    Any chance you could put up what your % increase is rather than a fixed amount? Would be handier to work out what ours will likely be
  • guiriman
    guiriman Posts: 525 Forumite
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    Got ours yesterday, 5.4% increase. Lisburn and Castlereagh
  • RikM
    RikM Posts: 811 Forumite
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    Mid and East Antrim; 3.7% rise
  • Zola.
    Zola. Posts: 2,204 Forumite
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    Got mine in today - up £50, bar stewards....
  • Eclipser
    Eclipser Posts: 174 Forumite
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    Has no-one ever challenged why the rating system is based on a best guess property value rather than on the ability to pay based on yearly income?

    Earn more = pay more
    Earn Less = pay less
  • qwert_yuiop
    qwert_yuiop Posts: 3,615 Forumite
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    Eclipser wrote: »
    Has no-one ever challenged why the rating system is based on a best guess property value rather than on the ability to pay based on yearly income?

    Earn more = pay more
    Earn Less = pay less

    Could be because it’s a property tax, not based on income?
    How about different levels of VAT based on income? Petrol tax, tv licence, etc. might be tricky to administer.
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  • guiriman
    guiriman Posts: 525 Forumite
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    Eclipser wrote: »
    Has no-one ever challenged why the rating system is based on a best guess property value rather than on the ability to pay based on yearly income?

    Earn more = pay more
    Earn Less = pay less

    Then it becomes just income tax and loses all connection to local services and how they're provided.
  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
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    I'd like to see the rates cap abolished.
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