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Originally Posted by Kilted Ginger
Be grateful my brother in the us pays 3k a year council tax, the next street over pays 16.5k
Btw he has a 2 bed flat
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But his income tax is lower, offsetting it to a degree. He is also able write his local tax off against his federal taxes, which means he pays it out of untaxed income not taxed income - that makes a big difference to the amount of gross pay Council Tax takes.
Still a lot though!