Council tax FAQs
Find answers to our most common council tax questions.
Council tax bands
The band of your property will be shown on your council tax bill.
| Band | Council tax charge | Water | Waste water | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | £943.48 | £154.98 | £179.88 | £1278.34 |
| B | £1100.73 | £180.81 | £209.86 | £1491.40 |
| C | £1257.97 | £206.64 | £239.84 | £1704.45 |
| D | £1415.22 | £232.47 | £269.82 | £1917.51 |
| E | £1859.44 | £284.13 | £329.78 | £2473.35 |
| F | £2299.73 | £335.79 | £389.74 | £3025.26 |
| G | £2771.47 | £387.45 | £449.70 | £3608.62 |
| H | £3467.29 | £464.94 | £539.64 | £4471.87 |
Charges for water and sewerage services
Your Council Tax bill includes the charges for your water supply and waste water collection from Scottish Water. These charges allow Scottish Water to operate and improve services in communities across Scotland. To find out more go to the Scottish Water website, email help@scottishwater.co.uk or call 0800 0778778.
We need to collect these charges by law but don't keep any of the income.
Council tax needs to be paid on all domestic properties.
The following individuals are normally responsible for paying the bill:
- Owner, if they live in the property
- Tenant living in the property
- Sub-tenant living in the property
- Anyone else living in the property
- Leaseholder
- Anyone else with the right to live in the property
- Owner, if the property is empty
Joint owners or tenants
Two people can be responsible for council tax.
If 2 or more owners are tenants, both are responsible for paying council tax.
For couples who live together, both are responsible for the other person's council tax.
There's only one council tax bill for each property.
| Service | Net expenditure for 2023 to 2024 £m | Capital charges £m | Total net expenditure £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 173.21 | 13.18 | 186.39 |
| Social care | 67.66 | 1.16 | 68.82 |
| Leisure and recreation | 11.48 | 1.53 | 13.01 |
| Roads and lighting | 10.62 | 3.02 | 13.64 |
| Cleansing and refuse disposal | 9.06 | 0.83 | 9.89 |
| Transport subsidies and concessionary fares | 1.79 | 0.00 | 1.79 |
| Planning and building control | 1.18 | 0.34 | 1.52 |
| Environmental health | 0.82 | 0.00 | 0.82 |
| Other services | 18.88 | 1.48 | 20.36 |
| Adjustment for capital charges | -13.08 | ||
| Total net expenditure | 294.70 | 21.54 | 303.16 |
