Council tax is one of the main interactions with local government that residents will have. Giving councils more power over, and therefore more responsibility for, setting council tax will improve democratic engagement by residents. (Conclusion, Paragraph 157)

Council tax is one of the main interactions with local government that residents will have. Giving councils more power over, and therefore more responsibility for, setting council tax will improve democratic engagement by residents. (Conclusion, Paragraph 157) Type: conclusion | Number: 41 | Response status: not_accepted Government response: The Government does not accept the recommendation to devolve full responsibility for setting council tax to individual councils at this time. Council tax is already a localised tax – local authorities are responsible for setting tax levels, administering and collecting the tax, and have discretionar