Question reference: S6W-17090
- Date lodged: 9 May 2023
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Current status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 22 May 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what amount the average council tax bill in Scotland would have risen by, by 2021, had the council tax freeze not been introduced in 2007 and, instead, the tax increased in line with (a) inflation and (b) the average annual increases in England, and, in each scenario, what the average council tax bill would be for a household in band (i) G and (ii) H.
Answer
Councils agreed to freeze Council Tax from 2008-9 when the average Band D charge in Scotland was £1,149. In 2021-22, we estimate this figure would have increased by £399 had the CPI inflation measure applied and by £502 had the average Council Tax increases in England applied.
Using the CPI measure, we estimate that by 2021-22 the average Band G and Band H charges would have been £3,033 and £3,794 respectively and £3,234 and £4,046 if the average Council Tax increases in England had applied.