FOI request (FOI203673)

Non collection of Council Tax

Requested Tue 20 December 2016
Responded  Thu 22 December 2016

• In the last five financial years how much in Council Tax was not collected by your authority? A) I would like the data year by year B) How many households did this involve year on year?
• In the last five financial years how much in Business Rates was not collected by your authority? A) I would like the data year by year B) How many business did this involve year on year?
• In the last five years how much have you put Council Tax up by? In total over that period. Ideally I'd like that as a percentage and the increase in £ on a Band D property.

Response

This information is held

In the last 5 full financial year by the 31 March in each year the following amounts were outstanding:

Council Tax 2015 - £1,557,213.86 - 6239 2014 - £1,445,265.98 - 6693 2013 - £1,446,718.74 - 6730 2012 - £1,267,712.00 - 5795 2011 - £1,218,812.88 - 5991 NDR 2015 - £376,797.59 - 234 2014 - £321,786.63 - 285 2013 - £474,140.64 - 246 2012 - £593,286.78 - 256 2011 - £228,940.44 -342 The increases on a Band D were as follows: 2015 - 1.9% 2014 - 1.7% 2013 - 0 2012 - 0 2011 - 0