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Council Tax

Volume 457: debated on Monday 5 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) post-capping and (b) pre-capping average rate in pence of band D council tax was in each year in England since 1997-98. (124414)

The information requested is tabled as follows:

Council tax in England: band D, two adults for area

Pre-capping

Post-capping (£)

1997-981,2

688.00

1998-991,2

747.00

1999-20002,3

798.00

2000-012,3

847.00

2001 -02 2'3

901.00

2002-032,3

976.00

2003-043

1,101.75

2004-05

1,166.75

1,166.58

2005-06

1,214.06

1,213.81

2006-073

1,267.91

1 Pre-capping figures for 1998-98 and 1998-99 are not available.

2 Figures prior to 2003-04 are only available to the nearest pound.

3 No in-year capping took place.

Source:

BR and CTB1 returns