Council tax bills will rise 4.4pc this tax year
In Tax Hacks, our columnist Mike Warburton – previously a tax director with accountants Grant Thornton – brings you his best tax-saving tips.
This tax year HM Treasury will collect more from council tax than from capital gains tax, inheritance tax, fuel duty and alcohol duty combined.
Despite this being a substantial outgoing, many of us do not know how the tax is worked out or how to reduce it. Last month it was revealed tax on typical Band D properties will rise by about 4.4pc, well above inflation.
Rates vary widely across the country and it is worth checking how you will be affected by using the calculator in his article. I will concentrate on England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have different rules.
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