Fairer Council Tax: consultation analysis

Analysis - Question 3: If you have answered no to Question 2, what do you think the increases to the Council Tax on properties in Bands E, F, G and H should be?

Quantitative analysis

• There were 13,831 responses^[12] to this question (1,076 from Bands A-D and 12,755 from Bands E-H).
• Out of all responses, 88% of respondents answered that any increases should be smaller, 1% wanted greater increases, and 1% did not know.
• A smaller proportion of respondents in bands A-D (80%) answered that any increases should be smaller, compared to respondents in Bands E-H (89%). A larger proportion of individuals (88%) answered that any increases should be smaller, compared to organisations (69%).
• A larger proportion of respondents in bands A-D (6%) answered that any increases should be larger, compared to respondents in bands E-H (<1%). Only 1% of individuals and 2% of organisations overall answered that any increases should be larger.
• A larger proportion of respondents in bands A-D (14%) answered “Don’t know”, compared to respondents in bands E-H (11%). A larger proportion of organisations (29%) answered “Don’t know” compared to individuals (11%).
• A greater proportion of respondents who supported a proposed tax increase answered that any increases should be larger (34%) compared to respondents who opposed a proposed tax increase (<1%).
• A smaller proportion of respondents who supported a proposed tax increase answered that any increases should be larger (50%) compared to respondents who opposed a proposed tax increase (89%).
• Out of 15 councils responding the consultation, 27% (4 councils) favored a smaller increase and 40% (6 councils) responded “Don’t know”. The remaining 33% of councils (5 councils) did not answer the question.