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Council Tax rates in Highland frozen for 2021/22 By David G Scott Published: 16:00, 05 March 2021 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day s newspaper Rates will therefore remain at the current 2020/21 levels. The decision to freeze Council Tax at 2020/21 levels was possible due to equivalent funding provided by Scottish Government to alleviate a shortfall in the councilâs budget, which would otherwise have been met through applying an increase to Council Tax rates. Councillor Matthew Reiss, vice chair of the Corporate Resources Committee, said: âIt is essential that we help to protect low income families and household incomes within Highland and receipt of Scottish Government funding this year means that we can freeze Council Tax rates for the new financial year.â ....