Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics 2001-2002
Table 12 Council tax collection rates 1996-97 to 2002-03
Billing Year | Collected in Billing Year | Collected by 31 March 2003 |
Total
(000s) | As a percentage of amount billed
(%) | Total
(000s) | As a percentage of amount billed
(%) |
1996-97 | 884,993 | 86.7 | 955,871 | 95.0 |
1997-98 | 987,780 | 87.3 | 1,060,462 | 94.8 |
1998-99 | 1,053,355 | 87.2 | 1,134,703 | 94.7 |
1999-00 | 1,109,853 | 88.3 | 1,179,489 | 94.4 |
2000-01 | 1,195,133 | 89.2 | 1,249,113 | 93.7 |
2001-02 | 1,293,985 | 90.6 | 1,324,843 | 93.2 |
2002-03 | 1,381,737 | 91.3 | 1,381,737 | 91.3 |
1 Source: Accounts Commission and Council Tax Revenues Received (CTRR) statistical returns to the Scottish Executive.
2 Both council tax liability and the income received can change after the end of the billing year, so the denominator for the two percentage calculations may not be identical.