Information on the change in both percentage and cash terms in the average band D council tax in England and the average council tax per dwelling in England in both absolute and real terms in each year since 1997-98 is shown in the tables.
£ Percentage £ Percentage Band D, two adults for area 1997-982 42 6.5 36 4.0 1998-992 59 8.6 41 4.4 1999-2000 51 6.8 51 5.1 2000-01 49 6.1 32 3.1 2001-02 54 6.4 48 4.5 2002-03 75 8.2 75 6.7 2003-04 126 12.9 112 9.5 2004-052 65 5.9 43 3.3 2005-062 47 4.1 11 0.8 2006-07 54 4.5 25 1.9 2007-08 53 4.2 -4 -0.3 2008-092 52 3.9 -4 -0.3 2009-10 41 3.0 — — Average dwelling 1997-982 39 7.4 36 4.9 1998-992 50 8.9 36 4.6 1999-2000 42 6.8 42 5.2 2000-01 41 6.3 27 3.2 2001-02 44 6.3 39 4.5 2002-03 63 8.5 63 6.9 2003-04 104 12.9 93 9.5 2004-052 59 6.5 42 3.9 2005-062 42 4.3 12 1.1 2006-07 47 4.7 23 2.0 2007-08 45 4.3 -2 -0.2 2008-092 44 4.0 -2 -0.2 2009-10 30 2.6 — — 1 Adjusted using the all items retail prices index (RPI) as at April each year and based on April 2008 prices. 2 Amounts shown are after the designation of authorities requiring them to recalculate their budget requirement and council tax. Source: BR1, BR2, BR3 and CTB returns
The real terms change data for 2009-10 will not be available until after the publication of the April RPI figure on 19 May 2009.
Amounts shown are calculated on headline taxes and before benefits. Where indicated the figures are calculated after the designation of authorities that required them to recalculate their budget requirement and council tax.
The data are taken from the annual council tax base forms completed by all billing authorities in England and the Budget requirement forms completed by all billing and precepting authorities in England.
No. The Government agree with Sir Michael Lyons’s conclusion, following his inquiry into local government, that council tax is broadly sound and should be retained. In his report Sir Michael concluded that a local income tax would result in a “significant rebalancing of the tax burden”.