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Council Tax Increases Referendums

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is modernising council tax administration and managing the referendum process for council tax increases in England. Recent reforms address council tax billing, debt collection procedures, and the principles governing when local authorities must hold referendums on significant tax rises.

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8 Feb 2016 | Policy paper Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Council Tax in 2016 to 2017 - updated

Information on Council Tax referendum principles 2016 to 2017, Council Tax adult social care precept and alternative notional amounts.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (… (16pp)
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↓ Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Alternative … (11pp) ↓ Letter setting out the terms of the adult social care prece… (4pp)

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17 Dec 2015 | Policy paper Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Council Tax in 2016 to 2017

Information on Council Tax referendum principles 2016 to 2017, Council Tax adult social care precept and alternative notional amounts.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Referendums relating to Council Tax Increases (… (7pp)
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↓ The Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principl… (13pp) ↓ Council Tax setting in 2016 to 2017: the government’s offer… (9pp)
8 May 2015 | Policy paper Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

2010 to 2015 government policy: Council Tax reform

We're helping councils to freeze Council Tax bills and giving local people the right to vote against excessive Council Tax rises.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ 2010 to 2015 government policy: Council Tax ref…
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↓ Grants to compensate authorities for freezing or reducing t… ↓ Grants to compensate authorities for freezing or reducing t… ↓ Local Authority Settlement 2013 to 2014 - spending power ↓ Local authority briefing 2013 to 2014 ↓ Average Band D Council Tax bills in England 1993 to 2013 (1pp) ↓ Letter to local authorities informing them of their Council… (9pp) ↓ Final Council Tax freeze grant allocations (revised): grant… ↓ Letter to police and crime and commissioners informing them… (4pp) ↓ Council Tax freeze grant determination 2013 to 2014, (Suppl… (2pp) ↓ 2014 to 2015 indicative Council Tax freeze grant allocations ↓ Letter to local authorities informing them of the 2014 to 2… (3pp) ↓ Local authorities intending to freeze or reduce Council Tax… ↓ Potential savings to the average Band D Council Tax payer o… ↓ Change in Band D Council Tax for local authorities includin… ↓ Letter to local authorities informing them of their final C… (2pp) ↓ Final Council Tax freeze grant allocations: grants to compe… ↓ Council Tax freeze grant determination 2014 to 2015 (No.31/… (7pp) ↓ Weekly Collection Support Scheme: announcement of successfu… (9pp) ↓ Weekly Collection Support Scheme: table showing successful …