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Council tax rises to 10% of income in some areas

The council tax burden in some parts of the country has increased to more than 10% of the average income, new research has revealed.

The council tax burden in some parts of the country has increased to more than 10% of the average income, new research has revealed.

West Devon, Nottingham, Pendle and Torridge all charge more than 10% of the median salary for their region in council tax, according to the TaxPayers' Alliance.

The North East had the highest council tax relative to median gross pay of UK regions - at 8.66%.

Scotland was the lowest at 5.1%.

The 20 lowest earning districts in the UK all charged more than 8% of the average salary in council tax.

Relative to both house prices and median pay, the four lowest charging councils were all in London.

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