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
How To Use council tax In A Sentence
- Is the thrill of washing his socks so great that you have to pay council tax from the same address? The Sun
- Pensioners already fighting to keep their heads above water are being asked to pay extra council tax to fund the refugee crisis.
- The same is true of council tax, vehicle excise duty and fuel duty. Times, Sunday Times
- And I'm not sure my friend realised that councils have many other ways of getting their council tax and some of them can have far-reaching effects that go beyond a short spell in the nick.
- After paying emergency tax he found himself almost a third worse off than when he was on benefits and was summoned to court for council tax arrears. Times, Sunday Times
- Like the poll tax, the council tax would also take account of the number of adults in each household.
- It means that councils will have to find more of their budget from council tax payers and/or slash services.
- The regular replacement of cracked paving stones and filling-in of potholes is one of the things your council tax buys you.
- They also got a new source of money, the council tax, to replace Mrs Thatcher's hated poll tax.
- It is alleged that he failed to declare his work as cryer, toastmaster and part-time clown in claims he made for housing benefit, council tax and income support over the last three years.