Council Tax Collection Statistics 2011-12

This statistics publication notice provides Council Tax (CT) collection figures by Scottish Local Authorities for the financial year 2011-12 and previous years.

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Table 2: Summary of in-year Council Tax percentage received, by year to which the bill refers: Scotland and Local Authorities (1)

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 (2) 2006-07 (2) 2007-08 (2) 2008-09 (2) 2009-10 (2) 2010-11 (2) 2011-12 (2)
Percentage collected in billing year Percentage collected in billing year Percentage collected in billing year Percentage collected in billing year Percentage collected in billing year Percentage collected in billing year Percentage collected in billing year Percentage collected in billing year Percentage collected in billing year Percentage collected in billing year (provisional)
Scotland 91.4 91.7 92.7 93.3 93.8 94.2 94.3 94.4 94.7 94.9
Aberdeen City 90.1 90.2 91.5 92.2 93.3 93.8 94.5 94.0 93.3 94.6
Aberdeenshire 94.0 94.0 95.3 95.8 95.9 96.1 96.0 95.7 95.8 96.2
Angus(3) 94.7 95.0 95.6 95.8 96.4 96.6 96.5 96.5 97.4 96.9
Argyll & Bute 93.0 94.0 95.5 94.9 95.7 95.8 96.0 95.9 96.1 95.7
Clackmannanshire(3) 90.2 91.2 91.3 92.1 92.6 92.6 92.9 93.1 93.3 95.2
Dumfries & Galloway 94.0 94.1 94.6 94.1 94.8 95.0 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.7
Dundee City(3) 85.7 86.2 87.1 90.7 90.7 92.1 91.3 91.4 92.9 93.3
East Ayrshire(3) 88.3 90.1 91.3 92.0 92.4 92.4 94.1 94.1 94.2 94.3
East Dunbartonshire 93.6 94.1 94.7 95.3 95.6 96.2 96.3 96.5 96.6 96.5
East Lothian 94.5 95.3 96.0 96.1 96.1 96.2 96.1 95.4 95.3 95.7
East Renfrewshire(3) 95.2 95.4 95.4 95.7 95.9 96.4 96.2 96.5 96.8 97.2
Edinburgh, City of 90.7 87.6 90.4 91.8 92.6 92.9 93.0 92.8 94.3 93.5
Eilean Siar(3) 91.1 92.0 92.6 93.9 93.7 94.3 94.6 94.5 94.6 91.0
Falkirk 94.0 94.6 95.2 95.9 96.2 96.4 96.1 96.0 96.1 96.0
Fife(3) 91.9 93.0 93.9 94.0 94.3 94.3 93.5 93.9 93.8 95.2
Glasgow City(3) 83.7 85.1 85.6 86.1 86.0 88.0 90.0 92.0 92.3 92.6
Highland 92.6 93.5 94.1 95.1 95.4 95.5 95.3 95.0 95.4 95.5
Inverclyde 88.0 89.4 90.7 91.9 93.1 93.5 93.3 93.7 94.0 94.2
Midlothian(3) 93.1 93.9 94.2 94.2 94.3 94.6 94.1 92.7 93.0 93.6
Moray(3) 92.7 94.9 95.6 96.0 96.6 96.8 96.7 96.8 97.0 97.3
North Ayrshire 89.9 89.8 91.7 92.8 93.3 93.8 93.6 93.8 93.6 93.6
North Lanarkshire(3) 92.2 93.2 93.6 94.2 94.6 94.8 94.2 94.5 94.5 94.3
Orkney Islands 97.7 97.8 97.3 97.6 97.8 97.7 97.4 97.7 97.6 97.4
Perth & Kinross 95.0 95.3 96.1 96.4 96.6 96.4 96.2 96.3 97.2 96.6
Renfrewshire(3) 93.5 93.9 94.2 94.7 94.9 95.0 94.5 94.6 95.1 95.6
Scottish Borders 96.0 95.6 96.6 96.7 96.8 96.6 96.7 96.6 96.4 96.4
Shetland Islands 96.1 95.9 96.1 96.0 96.3 96.4 96.5 96.5 96.4 96.7
South Ayrshire 94.0 94.3 94.5 94.8 94.8 95.3 94.7 94.8 95.2 94.8
South Lanarkshire(3) 93.5 93.9 94.6 94.8 95.1 95.2 94.9 94.9 94.7 95.6
Stirling 95.8 96.4 96.4 96.8 96.9 97.1 97.1 97.2 97.4 97.3
West Dunbartonshire(3) 87.0 87.5 89.4 90.4 92.1 92.8 93.0 94.1 94.1 94.2
West Lothian 92.3 92.7 93.0 93.5 93.8 94.0 94.0 94.4 94.4 93.8

Source: 2002-03 to 2010-11 - Statutory Performance Indicators published by Audit Scotland, 2011-12 - Information supplied by Councils to Scottish Government on the CTRR statistical return

(1) The figures exclude Council Tax Benefit and Water and Sewerage Charges. They are before any amounts written off for bad or doubtful debt and reflect any correction to liabilities following billing.

(2) 2005-06 onwards - Figures include additional amounts in respect of reduced Second Home/Long Term Empty property discounts

(3) For 2011-12 only: These councils have reported their collection rates on a "line by line" accounting basis. Earlier statistical collections did not ask councils for information on the accounting basis used.

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