Council Tax rates 2009/10

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

Council Tax will not increase in 2009/10. This is equivalent to £1,169 for a band D property. However, Scottish Water’s household water and water waste chares will increase by less than inflation. For further information on these charges, please call Scottish Water helpline on 0845 601 8855.
Council Tax Bands and charges 2009/10

Band	Property Value	Council Tax
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 - £80,000	£1,428.78
F	£80,001 to £106,000	£1,688.56
G	£106,000 - £212,000	£1,948.33
H	above £212,000	£2,338.00

Band Property Value Council Tax
How much you pay depends on which band your house is in. Each band is calculated as a proportion of band D. These proportions are decided by Central Government.

How does this compare to elsewhere?
The average Scottish Band D Council Tax for 2007/08 was £1,149.

Comparison with Government provision for planned spending
For 2009/10, the Government calculated that the City of Edinburgh Council will need to spend £4,740 per dwelling to provide the required services. We estimate that we need to spend £4,866 per dwelling to provide quality services.

What does the Council spend money on?
Council net expenditure 2009/10

Children and Families	38%
Health and Social Care	17%
Police	11%
Fire	3%
City Development	3%
Corporate Services (including Culture and Sport)	4%
Services for Communities	16%
Other services and capital charges	8%

This excludes spending on Council housing, which is wholly funded from rents. For more detail see the Council Budget 2009/10

	£m
Total expenditure	£1,155.2
Less customer and client receipts	£(111.1)
Less government grants	£(624.9)
Less non-domestic rates	£(193.5)
Less use of existing funds	£(0.2)

This leaves the amount we need to raise from Council Tax as: £225.5 million

How does this compare to last year?

Service	2009/10 £m	Change from last year £m	Change from last year %	Band D Council Tax equivalent for 2009/10 £
Children and Families	399.7	16.7	4.4	448
Health and Social Care	182.1	14.5	8.7	204
Police	112.6	-0.3	-0.3	126
Fire	27.6	1.6	6.2	31
City Development	33.9	1.7	5.3	38
Corporate Services (including Culture and Sport)	37.1	0	0	41
Service for Communities	167.4	4.2	2.6	187
Other Services	26.5	10.1	61.6	30
Adjustment for Capital Charges	57.0	-0.3	-0.5	64
Total	1043.9	48.2	4.8	1,169

Where does the Council’s income come from?
The Council’s budget for 2009/10 is £1043.9 million. Council Tax makes up 22%£225.5million) of this with 60% coming from Government grants and 18% from non-domestic rates.

Council staff (full-time equivalents)

2008/09	16,646
2007/08	17,081
Decrease	435

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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