Council Tax collection statistics: 2021-2022

This publication provides statistics on Council Tax collection for 2021-2022 and earlier years. The statistics are based on aggregate returns provided by local authorities, who are responsible for the billing and collection of Council Tax.


3. Further context around Council Tax

Chart 4: Council Tax Potential Yield (£ millions), 2020-21
A chart showing breakdown of the gross Council Tax potential yield into Council Tax billed and the amounts not billed due to Council Tax Reduction (CTR), discounts and exemptions in 2020-21

Source: Scottish Local Government Finance Statistics (SLGFS) 2020-21

Local authorities are responsible for billing and collecting Council Tax. Before the start of each financial year, local authorities issue Council Tax bills to householders in each dwelling. Each Council Tax bill is calculated by applying the appropriate band rate for the local authority, then applying any discounts, exemptions and reductions. Chart 4 illustrates the breakdown of the gross Council Tax potential yield into Council Tax billed and the amounts not billed due to Council Tax Reduction (CTR), discounts and exemptions in 2020-21. This publication is concerned with the Council Tax billed each year, as provided in the CTRR Q4 returns, which is currently approximately £2.723 billion in 2021-22.

Table 6: Local Authority Revenue Funding, 2020-21
2020-21 Proportion
General Revenue Grant 9,307,767 67.3%
NDR Distributable Amount 1,867,958 13.5%
Council Tax 2,581,475 18.7%
Other Funding 76,535 0.6%
Total General Funding 13,833,735 100.0%

Source: LFR A0, Scottish Local Government Finance Statistics (SLGFS) 2020-21

In 2020-21, the latest audited figures, Council Tax income (for all billing years) amounted to £2.581 billion. This accounted for 18.7 per cent, just under one-fifth, of total local authority revenue funding (£13.834 billion).

Contact

Email: gregor.berry@gov.scot

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