Council Tax rates 2007/2008

Council Tax is a local charge on all domestic properties. The tax is set by the City of Edinburgh Council to help fund local services such as schools, libraries, leisure facilities and refuse collection.

The Council is also required by law to collect water and waste water charges on behalf of Scottish Water and these charges are included in your Council Tax bill. Further information on water and waste water charges.

The amount you will pay depends upon the value of your property and the Council Tax Band it has been placed in.

Council Tax Bands and charges 2007/08

Band	Council Tax Band Limits	Council Tax in £
A	Below £27,000	779.33
B	£27,001 to £35,000	909.22
C	£35,001 to £45,000	1,039.11
D	£45,001 to £58,000	1,169.00
E	£58,001 to £80,000	1,428.78
F	£80,001 to £106,000	1,688.56
G	£106,001 to £212,000	1,948.33
H	above £212,000	2,338.00

Each Council Tax band is calculated as a proportion of band D. The proportions are determined by Central Government.

Council Tax compared

Band D	Council Tax
2007/08	£1,169
2006/07	£1,152

Scottish average band D Council Tax

2006/07

£1,129

Who pays for Edinburgh's services?

The money collected from Council Tax makes up part of the Council's budget. This is combined with money from central Government and non-domestic rates.

	£ M	%
Government Grants	496.1	56%
Non-Domestic Rates	167.1	19%
Council Tax	218.1	25%
Total funding	881.3	100%

How is Council Tax calculated?

	Total net expenditure (including Capital charges) £ m	Changes from previous year %	Band D Council Tax equivalent £
Children and Families	354.9	3.2	471
Health and Social Care	159.4	5.7	211
Police	112.0	4.5	149
Fire	28.2	2.9	37
City Development	23.9	30.6	32
Culture and Sport	22.6	6.6	30
Services for Communities	103.2	6.6	137
Other services *	25.3	27.4	33
Adjustment for Capital charges	51.8	(10.7)	69
Total	881.3	4.5	1,169

*excludes cost of Council housing which is wholly funded from rents.

For more details see the Council budget 2007/08 information

Indicative Council Tax rise

The indicative Council Tax rise for 2008/09 is 3.5%

Comparison with Government provision for planned spending

For 2007/2008, the Government has calculated that the City of Edinburgh Council will need to spend £3,936 per dwelling to provide the required range of services. The City of Edinburgh Council estimates that it needs to spend £4,206 per dwelling in order to provide quality services.

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Scottish Water Charges 2007/08 (128 kB)

Contacts

Name: Revenues and Benefits

Address: The City of Edinburgh Council, Revenues and Benefits Division, PO Box 12331, Edinburgh EH1 3YR

Tel: 0131 469 5000

E-mail: revenuesbenefits

Did you know ?

Since 1996, Edinburgh has had the lowest average Council Tax increase in Scotland per dwelling (source: Scottish Executive)