(2) which council has the highest parish precept on Band D council tax in England in 2006-07; and what the level of the precept is.
Information on precepts and Band D council taxes set by individual parish and town councils is not collected by the Department.
The average area Band D council tax (in pounds) for each local authority area in (a) the Yorkshire and the Humber region and (b) England in each year since 2003-04 is shown in the following table.
Local authority 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Barnsley 1,045 1,104 1,162 1,219 Bradford 1,016 1,061 1,105 1,151 Calderdale 1,131 1,181 1,237 1,297 Craven 1,127 1,199 1,254 1,309 Doncaster 1,040 1,094 1,102 1,136 East Riding of Yorkshire UA 1,109 1,183 1,241 1,302 Hambleton 1,055 1,128 1,182 1,233 Harrogate 1,145 1.224 1,279 1,335 Kingston upon Hull UA 1,036 1,094 1,143 1,196 Kirklees 1.089 1,134 1,190 1,250 Leeds 985 1,040 1,086 1,136 North East Lincolnshire UA 1,174 1,265 1,325 1,364 North Lincolnshire UA 1,157 1,237 1,294 1,356 Richmondshire 1,145 1,219 1,277 1,327 Rotherham 1,085 1,143 1,200 1,259 Ryedale 1,142 1,215 1,268 1,321 Scarborough 1,141 1,222 1,277 1,332 Selby 1,136 1,207 1,260 1,312 Sheffield 1,155 1,216 1,274 1,333 Wakefield 1,006 1,048 1,090 1,130 York UA 988 1,078 1,127 1,182 England 1,102 1,167 1,214 1,268
The data are collected on budget requirements forms submitted annually by local authorities to the Department for Communities and Local Government and include, where applicable, the authorities own council tax plus council tax collected on behalf of precepting bodies such as county councils, fire authorities and police authorities.