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Band D council tax in Scotland: record highs and lows

The extremes of band d council tax in scotland as published by Scottish Government, across the 31 periods held here (Year ending March 1997 to Year ending March 2027). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.

The latest figure, £1,653 in Year ending March 2027, is the highest in the whole published series of 31 periods. The rule: a period counts as beaten only when its figure is strictly below the latest, and the claim is only made when it reaches back at least five years.

Highest published

£1,653Year ending March 2027

Lowest published

£708Year ending March 1997

The full series

Band D council tax in Scotland: Year ending March 1997 to Year ending March 2027ConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour£0£500£1k£2k200020102020Year ending March 1997: £708 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 1998: £783 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 1999: £827 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2000: £849 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2001: £886 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2002: £929 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2003: £971 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2004: £1,009 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2005: £1,053 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2006: £1,094 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2007: £1,129 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2008: £1,149 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2009: £1,149 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2010: £1,149 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2011: £1,149 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2012: £1,149 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2013: £1,149 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2014: £1,149 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2015: £1,149 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2016: £1,149 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £1,149 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £1,173 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £1,208 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £1,251 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £1,308 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £1,308 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £1,347 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £1,417 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £1,418 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2026: £1,543 £ a year · published 31 March 2026Year ending March 2027: £1,653 £ a year · published 31 March 2026
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Local records

Among the 32 local authorities with a published figure, the highest ever published is £1,816 (Midlothian, Year ending March 2027) and the lowest is £443 (Shetland Islands, Year ending March 1997). Searched across 31 periods. All local records.

What a record here is, and is not

A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.