{"id":2269,"date":"2024-08-12T18:22:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T18:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/?p=2269"},"modified":"2024-08-12T18:22:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T18:22:16","slug":"coventry-city-council-owed-27m-in-unpaid-council-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/coventry-city-council-owed-27m-in-unpaid-council-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Coventry City Council owed \u00a327m in unpaid council tax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-814e9212-1 fcEyBx\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-814e9212-0 cCvKR hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1f27\/live\/7e489ae0-58bf-11ef-9bb2-430c3a314589.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/1f27\/live\/7e489ae0-58bf-11ef-9bb2-430c3a314589.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1f27\/live\/7e489ae0-58bf-11ef-9bb2-430c3a314589.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/1f27\/live\/7e489ae0-58bf-11ef-9bb2-430c3a314589.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/1f27\/live\/7e489ae0-58bf-11ef-9bb2-430c3a314589.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/1f27\/live\/7e489ae0-58bf-11ef-9bb2-430c3a314589.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/1f27\/live\/7e489ae0-58bf-11ef-9bb2-430c3a314589.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1f27\/live\/7e489ae0-58bf-11ef-9bb2-430c3a314589.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Google The front of the Council House building in Coventry city centre\" class=\"sc-814e9212-0 hIXOPW\"\/><span class=\"sc-814e9212-2 jesyMJ\">Google<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Coventry City Council is owed greater than \u00a327m in council tax<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A metropolis council is owed greater than \u00a327m in unpaid council tax, in keeping with figures launched in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">More than 50,000 funds to Coventry City Council had been excellent as of the top of the final monetary 12 months, together with some relationship again to 2019.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The figures had been launched as a part of analysis printed by <!-- -->Accidental Claims Advice<!-- --> which confirmed England\u2019s councils had been owed \u00a36bn in unpaid council tax as of March.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Coventry City Council mentioned its arrears in contrast favourably to authorities of an identical measurement and demographic.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">According to the analysis, \u00a32m of the \u00a327m was due 5 years in the past, whereas the remainder was from the final three years.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">This included \u00a312.3m that went uncollected from 25,000 accounts within the 2023\/24 monetary 12 months.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The figures got here after Coventry City Council agreed to \u00a38m of cuts in an effort to steadiness its price range and shield frontline companies.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A council spokesperson mentioned the authority had seen a rise in council tax arrears over the Covid pandemic and the cost-of-living disaster.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">They mentioned the council had the tenth lowest stage of arrears of the 36 metropolitan authorities in England.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">They added the authority had a \u201crobust\u201d assortment regime however on the similar time offered help to essentially the most financially susceptible households.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cCoventry\u2019s level of arrears when compared to similar authorities provides some indication that we are achieving an effective balance between tackling those who won\u2019t pay but also supporting those who can\u2019t pay,\u201d they defined.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"links-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jVHuOl\">\n<div class=\"sc-93223220-0 sc-46222299-0 ctbOlq eluqFz\"><span data-testid=\"links-title\" class=\"sc-46222299-2 gdGcRT\">More on Coventry City 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