Over the last few years councils have become increasingly reliant on council tax as a form of income.
But they have also now found themselves with a huge amount of unpaid council tax. The Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities recently highlighted the amount of council tax arrears is currently sitting at £5.5bn. With councils relying more and more on income from council tax, this could cause significant issues.
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