Council Tax refunds because of CV-19?

[Danllan]

We've had to do a lot of home schooling, not used roads as much, sports centres etc. and I guess it's been the same for others. So should we be getting some money back, or just accept it as a necessary price?

 

[Henarar]

If you still had to go to work your kids could go to school. If you didn't you could look after them yourself for a change after all you had them, suck it up many pay council tax and hardly use these services ever.

Right, lets see how that goes down

 

[czechmate]

We’ve had it here but then it’s a socialist country

 

[B'o'B]

Many Councils are on the verge of bankruptcy. Many costs for them will have increased not deceased due to the pandemic. Any money would have to come from central government and they should have much better ways to distribute funds to the public than a Council Tax refund.

 

[Hindsight]

We've had to do a lot of home schooling, not used roads as much, sports centres etc. and I guess it's been the same for others. So should we be getting some money back, or just accept it as a necessary price?

Good idea. Add it to the bill. And the wealth tax on you will catch it back, double fold - even with a Conservative and Brexit Party in Government. Careful what you ask for fella. You a member of the ERG - sort of thing old Stevie Baker would come out with.

 

[Old Boar]

Last year I drove just under 400 miles, the majority of that before the middle of March. I worked out the road tax cost me 60p a mile.

A neighbour has a newish car, goes out all the time, and so they probably paid about 2p a mile.

Sure pays to stick to the rules.....

 

[neilo]

Last year I drove just under 400 miles, the majority of that before the middle of March. I worked out the road tax cost me 60p a mile.

A neighbour has a newish car, goes out all the time, and so they probably paid about 2p a mile.

Sure pays to stick to the rules.....

I can better that if it makes you feel better. Our car is a Honda with a £20 road tax disc and we normally cover 30k miles a year. I work that out at 0.066666 p per mile.

I make up for it with the expensively taxed pick up that only does low mileage.

 

[Princess Pooper]

I think Education funding comes from central Govt not council tax., although adminstered via County Councils. Most of your council tax goes on social funding, where costs are likely to have increased, police, fire, services, refuse collection, local buses (vastly reduced passengers but many kept running to keep key workers supported), road maintenance, trading standards, planning services all kept running. Sports centres etc would have massive drop in income, few are free, just supported by councils (if not fully private).

 

[czechmate]

I think Education funding comes from central Govt not council tax., although adminstered via County Councils. Most of your council tax goes on social funding, where costs are likely to have increased, police, fire, services, refuse collection, local buses (vastly reduced passengers but many kept running to keep key workers supported), road maintenance, trading standards, planning services all kept running. Sports centres etc would have massive drop in income, few are free, just supported by councils (if not fully private).

The pie chart that Harborough DC used to send out with the bill showed over half the money going to schools.
With three kids at state school when the rest of the village were taking there kids to paid schools, I used to be happy we were getting good value

 

[Princess Pooper]

The pie chart that Harborough DC used to send out with the bill showed over half the money going to schools.
With three kids at state school when the rest of the village were taking there kids to paid schools, I used to be happy we were getting good value

75% of Harborough CT goes to Leicestershire County Council (Police and Fire come out of the remaining 25%). This (see link below) is how LCC spends it, totalling £820m for 20-21, but only just over 1/3 of their income comes from Council Tax. (estd £320m) .
Most education funding is from Central Government (and LCC has always been very hard done by in the past, one of the lowest grants per pupil in the country). https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/field/pdf/2020/2/26/Copy of Council Tax leaflet 2020-21 main table.pdf

Children and family services, Adult social care the two biggest items met from council tax (right hand column) at over £100m each.

 

[czechmate]

75% of Harborough CT goes to Leicestershire County Council (Police and Fire come out of the remaining 25%). This (see link below) is how LCC spends it, totalling £820m for 20-21, but only just over 1/3 of their income comes from Council Tax. (estd £320m) .
Most education funding is from Central Government (and LCC has always been very hard done by in the past, one of the lowest grants per pupil in the country). https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/field/pdf/2020/2/26/Copy of Council Tax leaflet 2020-21 main table.pdf

Children and family services, Adult social care the two biggest items met from council tax (right hand column) at over £100m each.

That doesn’t really tally up with the HDC pie charts I used to look at but that was a lot of years ago.

 

[JCMaloney]

The facilities and services are still there. It is your personal circumstances combined with lockdown that define what use you get from them.

Ergo: I have no children yet fund the education, care and feeding of other peoples.

Isn`t it part of being a society?

I did get £25 refunded from Admiral car insurance though.

 

[DRC]

The facilities and services are still there. It is your personal circumstances combined with lockdown that define what use you get from them.

Ergo: I have no children yet fund the education, care and feeding of other peoples.

Isn`t it part of being a society?

I did get £25 refunded from Admiral car insurance though.

I had a £31 one from direct line today .