[Gayle]

So I've actually been forced to read the Daily Telegraph - look what you're making me do!

And I found this information about how the Telegraph had come by their figures.


Council Tax: Band D Council Tax data for the year 2008/9 has been analysed and a star has been awarded to local authorities who have the lowest total council tax charge (i.e. including all precepts) i.e. the least expensive 25 per cent. The council tax data has been provided by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) from the CIPFA Council Tax Demands and Precept Statistics.

Key measures:
Band D Council Tax for 2008/9
Increase in Band D Council Tax over the past year
Increase in Band D Council Tax over the last 10 years
The Council Tax Collection Rate - i.e. proportion of total council tax demands collected


So basically Cyfr - you're actually saying that not only is Graham Jones wrong for using the figures, the Telegraph is wrong for printing them and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy is wrong for working out their figures in the first place.

That's a lot of people with a lot of experience that you're calling liers!