Quote Originally Posted by parkerman View Post
Local Councils in the UK cover a whole range of services from garbage collection and recycling to upkeep of roads, leisure facilities, social care, planning, parks and recreation areas, schools and libraries. All of which is paid for with our Council Tax. Council Tax also goes to support other services such as the Police and Fire services. Councils also proved council housing as well, though tenants do have to pay extra rent for that.

So it's like the property taxes that property owners pay here in the US?