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Half of Scotland in 'wrong' council tax band

More than half of Scottish properties in are effectively in the ‘wrong’ council tax band, research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found.

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By Martin Ford | 12 February 2025
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More than half of Scottish properties are effectively in the ‘wrong' council tax band, research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found.

Its latest report concluded that the current bands are ‘unfair' due to changes in property values since 1991.

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