Right this time? An analysis of the first year's council tax figures

  • Christopher Giles
  • Michael Ridge

Published on 1 April 1993

In this commentary we address issues of fairness and the simplicity of Council Tax. Using actual data on Council Taxes set by local authorities we examine how the Council Tax is distributed across the income range and by individual type.

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In this commentary we address issues of fairness and the simplicity of Council Tax. Using actual data on Council Taxes set by local authorities we examine how the Council Tax is distributed across the income range and by individual type.

Authors

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Christopher Giles

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Michael Ridge

Report details

DOI
10.1920/co.ifs.1993.0037
ISBN
978-1-873357-28-6
Publisher
IFS

Suggested citation

Giles, C and Ridge, M. (1993). Right this time? An analysis of the first year's council tax figures. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/right-time-analysis-first-years-council-tax-figures-0 (accessed: 20 April 2024).

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