Council Tax and Business Rates Collection Rates for Local Authorities in England

National Statistics from the UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government detail collection rates for council tax and non-domestic rates. The press release data covers local billing authorities across England, providing a measure of local government financial performance. The dataset was last updated on 8 July 2026.

Use Cases

• Benchmark local authority financial performance based on collection rates mentioned in the description
• Analyze trends in council tax revenue collection across England
• Model correlations between economic conditions and business rates collection
• Compare collection efficiency between different types of local billing authorities

Strengths

• Designated as National Statistics, indicating official quality standards
• Produced by the authoritative source agency, Communities and Local Government
• Covers all local billing authorities in England

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collection Method

Likely compiled from administrative returns by local billing authorities

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:06.469293; freshness should be verified

Geography

England