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Council taxes in England 2007-08

Levels of council tax in England 2007-08 were released on 27 March 2007. The figures are based on returns from all 456 billing and precepting authorities in England.

  • The average council tax set by local authorities in England for 2007-08 for a Band D dwelling (occupied by two-adults, including parish precepts) will be £1,321,compared with £1,268 in 2006-07. This equates to an average increase in council tax between 2006-07 and 2007-08 of 4.2 per cent.
  • The average council tax for a Band D dwelling (occupied by two-adults, including parish precepts) will be £1,258 in London, £1,284 in other metropolitan areas and £1,348 in shire areas.
  • In England in 2007-08, the average council tax per dwelling will be £1,101 compared with £1,056 in 2006-07, an increase of 4.3 per cent.
  • Parish precepts in 2007-08 will total £299 million. This represents an increase of 6.7 per cent over the 2006-07 figure of £280 million.
  • If the precept applicable in London to fund the 2012 Olympics is excluded, the average increase in council tax in England between 2006-07 and 2007-08 would still be 4.2 per cent.

Full details are available on the Local Government Finance website: www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/ctax/ctax078.htm [External link].

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