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Scottish Government · £ a year

Band D council tax in Scotland under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

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
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present£1,417Year ending March 2024£1,653Year ending March 2027↑ 16.7%+£237
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024£1,208Year ending March 2019£1,417Year ending March 2024↑ 17.3%+£209
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019£1,149Year ending March 2017£1,208Year ending March 2019↑ 5.2%+£59
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017£1,149Year ending March 2015£1,149Year ending March 2017↑ 0.0%+£0
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015£1,149Year ending March 2010£1,149Year ending March 2015↓ 0.0%−£0
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010£1,053Year ending March 2005£1,149Year ending March 2010↑ 9.1%+£96
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005£886Year ending March 2001£1,053Year ending March 2005↑ 18.9%+£167
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001£708Year ending March 1997£886Year ending March 2001↑ 25.2%+£178
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.