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Collection rates for Council Tax and non-domestic rates in England, 2012 to 2013

Statistics showing collection rates for Council Tax and non-domestic rates in England.

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Collection rates for Council Tax and non-domestic rates in England, 2012 to 2013

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Table 1: Council Tax collection rates in England, 2008-09 to 2012-13

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Table 2: non-domestic rates collection rates in England, 2008-09 to 2012-13

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Table 3: Council Tax and non-domestic rates: amount collected in England by class, 2012 to 2013

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Table 4: Council Tax and non-domestic rates: collection amounts and rates in England, 2011-12 and 2012-13

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Table 5: receipts of Council Tax in England 2003-04 to 2012-13

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Table 6: receipts of non-domestic rates in England, 2003-04 to 2012-13

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Table 7: Council Tax arrears and write-offs, 2008-09 to 2012-13

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Chart A: Council Tax arrears and write-offs, 2008-09 to 2012-13

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Quarterly return of Council Taxes and non-domestic rates QRC4, 2012 to 2013

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Details

Details of the collection rates for Council Tax and national non-domestic rates in England in 2012 to 2013 were announced on 26 June 2013.

The latest statistics release includes data from 2008-09 to 2012-13 and updates those statistics previously released on 27 June 2012.

  • local authorities in England collected £22.4 billion in Council Taxes by the end of March 2013 out of a total of £23 billion collectable; this gave a national average in-year collection rate for Council Tax in England of 97.4% in 2012 to 2013, an increase of 0.1% over 2011 to 2012
  • local authorities in England collected £21.9 billion in non-domestic rates by the end of March 2013 out of a total of £22.4 billion collectable; this gave a national average in-year collection rate for non-domestic rates in England of 97.7% in 2012 to 2013, a decrease of 0.1% over 2011 to 2012
  • over the last 4 years, the national collection rate for Council Tax has increased by 0.4%; in the same period the national collection rate for national non-domestic rates has fallen by 0.1%
  • in 2012 to 2013 local authorities collected £22.8 billion in Council Tax, irrespective of the year to which it related; this was an increase of nearly £300 million over 2011 to 2012
  • in 2012 to 2013 local authorities collected £21.6 billion in non-domestic rates, irrespective of the year to which it related; this was an increase of £900 million over 2011 to 2012
  • at 31 March 2013, the total amount of Council Tax still outstanding amounted to £2.376 billion; this is a cumulative figure and includes arrears that may stretch back to the introduction of Council Tax in 1993

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Published 26 June 2013

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