Council Tax for 2009/10

The Council Tax charge for South Cambridgeshire District Council was set at £112.10 for a 'Band D' home for the financial year 2009/2010 by a full meeting of the Council on 26th February 2009. This is an increase 4.5% or £4.83 a year on the charge for 2008/2009.

(To calculate Council Tax charges for properties other than 'Band D', use our council tax valuation bands table.)

Introduction

Your Council Tax helps to pay for the wide range of vital services provided by Cambridgeshire County Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council, the Police Authority and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority.

You may not be aware of the full range of services these authorities provide, or how they affect your every day life.

To most people, the face of local government is the face they see at a local level - the librarian, the home help, the refuse collector, fire fighter, police officer, or teacher, to name but a few.

The Councils provide and support the schools, care for the elderly and most vulnerable in society, provide the roads and libraries, collect and dispose of your rubbish, care for the environment, provide leisure facilities and enable affordable housing. The Police and Fire Services are also partly funded from Council Tax.

Increasingly, councils in Cambridgeshire are working together and with others to ensure they deliver quality cost-effective services to you. The Your Services, your Council Tax leaflet, which explains where our money comes from and how your Council Tax helps pay for these services, is another example of councils working together. We want to make it easier for you to understand where your money goes and how local councils are working together to make South Cambridgeshire a better and safer place to live and work. We hope this leaflet helps to do that.

Reminders and Summonses

Don't lose your right to pay by instalments. We are keen to avoid any unnecessary recovery action. If you have any difficulties paying your Council Tax or Business Rates, please contact us as early as possible. You may be entitled to a reduction, benefits, discounts or relief, or we may be able to make a special arrangement allowing you to spread the burden of payment.

UPDATED FOR 2009/2010 Council tax charges for Band D properties

South Cambridgeshire District Council collects Council Tax in respect of services provided by Cambridgeshire County Council (This link will open in a new window), Cambridgeshire Police Authority (This link will open in a new window), the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority, South Cambridgeshire District Council and your local Parish Council.

The gross amount payable will depend upon the Valuation Band in which the Listing Officer has placed your property, and upon the Parish in which the property is situated.

The following are the Council Tax charges for 'Band D' properties from each of the authorities and are the same no matter in which Parish your property is situated:

Authority	Rate
South Cambridgeshire District Council	£112.10
Cambridgeshire County Council	£1,017.27
Cambridgeshire Police Authority	£164.70
Cambridgeshire Fire Authority	£56.34
TOTAL:	£1350.41

(To calculate Council Tax charges for properties other than 'Band D', use our council tax valuation bands table).

To calculate the 'Band D' Council Tax charge you need to look in the parish table below and add the relevant parish charge to £1350.41:

Parish Council Precepts and Taxes
Abington to Fulbourn (A - F)
Gamlingay - Newton (G - N)
Oakington/Westwick to Wimpole (O - W)