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Definition of Council tax

1. Noun. A tax levied on households by local authorities; based on the estimated value of the property and the number of people living in it.

Definition of Council tax

1. Noun. (U.K.) The taxation paid towards the local government ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Council Tax

Literary usage of Council tax

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oecd Economic Surveys: United Kingdom by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2005)
"Local tax revenue would thus be enhanced by land developments which would allow other local taxes incurred by local voters, such as the council tax, ..."

2. Memoirs of the Life and Reign of King George the Third by John Heneage Jesse (1867)
"... Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts with friends of Ministers in England—Proceedings against Franklin thereon—Scene before the Privy Council—Tax on Tea ..."

3. Memoirs of King George the Third: His Life and Reign by John Heneage Jesse (1902)
"... of Massachusetts with Friends of Ministers in England — Proceedings against Franklin Thereon — Scene before the Privy Council — Tax on Tea Entering the ..."

4. United Kingdom by Oecd (2004)
"On the other hand, reforming the council tax could have other ... If the council tax were reformed in a revenue-neutral way as a constant tax rate on the ..."

5. Reconnecting Taxation by Geoff Mulgan, Robin Murray (1993)
"Although the referendum on the council tax was legal because residents had to be notified of their band in any case, there is a dispute over whether Tower ..."

6. Benefits And Wages: OECD Indicatorsby OECD Staff, OECD., Herwig Immervoll by OECD Staff, OECD., Herwig Immervoll (2004)
"In the United Kingdom, council tax Benefit (available in Great Britain only) is excluded (as is council tax). Subsidies for the construction of housing, ..."

7. Inconvenience Food: The Struggle to Eat Well on a Low Income by Caroline Hitchman, Tim Lang, Ian Christie (2002)
"£30 of that goes on shopping, £1 0 on electric, £10 on council tax, ... From my pension come the bills: water £32/month; council tax £42/month; ..."

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