A Letter to the Editor from Richard INESON, commenting on the disparity in Council Tax charges between southern and northern local authorities. Readers may wonder why a Band D property in Westminster comes in at £684.52 per annum, compared to £1,580.62 per annum in Whitby for a Band D property (over 230% of the Westminster charge). Perhaps Scarborough Borough Council is providing 230% of the Westmeinster service?
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Dear Mr Editor,
I am sure that your readers will be interested to see how they have fared in the annual Council Tax comparisons,2012 -2013, so here are the figures. Band A is the lowest band, Band D is the national average, and Band H is the highest band.
Scarborough
- Band A – £1023. 63
- Band D – £1535.44
- Band H – £3070. 88
Filey
- Band A – £1051. 47
- Band D – £1577.20
- Band H – £3154.40
Whitby
- Band A – £1053.75
- Band D – £1580.62
- Band H – £3161.24
Westminster
- Band A – £456. 34
- Band D – £684. 52
- Band H – £1369.04
Kensington and Chelsea
- Band A – £717.15
- Band H – £2151.44
- Band D – £1075. 72
The most expensive house in the UK, sold in 2011, for £140 million, is Park Place, Remenham, Henley on Thames; this is in Band H, in the Wokingham District, and the lucky owner of this property, will pay £2860.23 this year.
I wonder if any of our politicians can explain this disparity to us please?
Anther figure which puzzles me is the fact that in London, the government spends £2,700 per head of the population on transport infrastructure, whilst in the north east of England, it only spends £5.00 (five pounds) per head, does this seem fair? I think that we should be told.
Yours, etc
Puzzled of Whitby
AKA Richard
Richard INESON,Whitby. 10th April, 2012.
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