FOI Request - Moray Council Tax Bands

Request 101003226068

Please can you provide me with the following information under the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002 (FOISA):

1. The total amount of income generated each year in the past 5 years (2018-2022) by Council Tax charges in the Moray area by each band. Please break this down by the income for each band (A, B, C etc).

2. The total number of properties charged Council Tax within Moray by each band in 2022. Please also separate this by each band (A, B, C etc).

Clarification sought 02 -02-2023

Clarification received 06-02-2023

Response 24-02-2023

1. Please note that, as we are not able to retrospectively check the Council Tax bandings at different points back in the other financial years, the data provided for amounts of live properties per Council Tax band are as at 13th February 2023. This is the same date the income is calculated at. 

Live Council Tax Property Bandings as at 13th February 2023

Band A - 11987
Band B - 10609
Band C - 7312
Band D - 6883
Band E - 6631
Band F - 2533
Band G - 729
Band H - 107
Total Properties - 46,791

Council Tax Income as at 13th February 2023

2022/23
Band A income - £8,783,667.40
Band B income - £10,674,408.07
Band C income - £8,640,596.59
Band D income - £9,592,813.61
Band E income - £12,850,888.92
Band F income - £6,112,744.25
Band G income - £2,036,071.76
Band H income - £191,854.08

2021/22
Band A income - £8,611,855.24
Band B income - £10,598,693.11
Band C income - £8,588,902.85
Band D income - £9,516,665.55
Band E income - £12,854,985.67
Band F income - £6,092,327.03
Band G income - £2,049,357.77
Band H income - £197,921.95

2020/21
Band A income - £8,563,548.98
Band B income - £10,509,848.32
Band C income - £8,475,884.02
Band D income - £9,308,065.69
Band E income - £12,563,142.82
Band F income - £5,889,812.61
Band G income - £2,006,036.60
Band H income - £196,177.49

2019/20
Band A income - £8,517,023.24
Band B income - £10,296,544.08
Band C income - £8,202,730.80
Band D income - £8,966,026.04
Band E income - £11,964,960.92
Band F income - £5,581,244.64
Band G income - £1,912,348.98
Band H income - £189,548.49

2018/19
Band A income - £8,288,709.78
Band B income - £9,931,790.80
Band C income - £7,828,802.94
Band D income - £8,547,796.32
Band E income - £11,219,933.30
Band F income - £5,151,519.32
Band G income - £1,815,039.95
Band H income - £175,577.46

For Question 2, see live list of property bandings at the start of this response.