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