FOI Request - Council Tax

Request 101003042032

(1)  Would it be possible to get an annual breakdown for each of the financial years from 2016/17 to present for the amount of outstanding or unpaid council tax on the council's books please?

(2)  Can you also please state the total amount due in council tax for each year please?

(3) For each financial year from 2016/17 to present, can you please state how many people had belongings removed by sheriff officers to try and pay off council tax.

(4)  For the same time frame can you please provide the number of people who had council tax recovered by sheriff officers from their earnings, bank accounts, benefits or through any other means. If other, please state what means were used to recoup the tax.

(5)  Please can you also provide the current council tax rate for a Band D property.

Response 25-04-2022

(1) (as at 31 March 2022): 

2016-17 - £1,202,161
2017-18 - £1,136,064
2018-19 - £1,146,314
2019-20 - £1,402,505
2020-21 - £2,104,514
2021-22 - £2,239,529

(2) (as at 31 March 2022):

2016-17 - £49,739,061
2017-18 - £52,802,900
2018-19 - £54,980,444
2019-20 - £58,000,013
2020-21 - 60,471,255
2021-22 - £60,576,937

(3) 

2016-17 - 0
2017-18 - 0
2018-19 - 0
2019-20 - 0
2020-21 - 0
2021-22 - 0

(4) 

2017/18 - 537 accounts
2018/19 - 611 accounts
2019/20 - 613 accounts
2020/21 - 357 accounts
2021/22 - 534 accounts

(5) The information you requested you can be fond here:

 http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_95175.html