Council Tax & Finance

Most of us are familiar with the concept of budgeting. Whether the budget is for household expenses like shopping, clothes for the kids, mortgage or car, the principle is the same; cutting your cloth according to your means is the key to a well-managed budget (and Council). Documents providing details of the current council tax bandings are provided in Related Documents at the bottom of the page.

At the Council the principle is the same; we have an income derived from things like council tax, rents and government grants and an expenditure on things like refuse collection, leisure facilities, housing and benefits.

Key Information Relating to Council Tax

HOW IS COUNCIL TAX CALCULATED & WHAT DOES IT PAY FOR? - Details of all current Council Tax Banding Rates for Charnwood. To find out the banding for a particular property in Charnwood insert the property address or postcode into My Charnwood.
WHO IS LIABLE TO PAY COUNCIL TAX?
DISCOUNTS & EXEMPTIONS - All you need to know.
DISABILITY REDUCTION SCHEME - All you need to know
COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT - All you need to know.
PAYING YOUR COUNCIL TAX (details about ALL the methods of payment available.
NON-PAYMENT & LATE PAYMENTS - Action The Council Will Take
MOVING HOUSE - What you need to do.
COUNCIL TAX FOR FLATS, BEDSITS AND SHARED HOUSES - All you need to know.
COMPLAINTS & APPEALS - The process explained

If you can't find what you are looking for contact Council Tax who will be happy to assist.

Every year the Council constructs a budget which balances the needs of the Borough with the money available to deliver

On the Financial Services pages you can find out about our budget and financial plans, insurance arrangements and audit opinions.

Council Tax

We are responsible for collecting the council tax locally not only on behalf of this authority but also for Leicestershire County Council, Leicestershire Police Authority, the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Combined Fire Authority and local Town or Parish Councils. What a lot of people don't know is that we are only responsible for spending a small amount of the tax we collect. The rest is handed straight over to the other agencies (see below). In fact for every £1,000 we collect we keep less than £80 and it's from this smaller amount that we part fund the services we provide.