evious years (i.e.&nbsp;those that used a measure of inflation that was lower than that should have been used).</p>
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<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="council-tax">Council tax</h3>
<p>Council tax (<code>ct_total</code>) is the income made by each local authority from council tax. In England, the amount of council tax charged to residents is set by each local authority to make up additional revenue needed to cover planned spending.</p>
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