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Quiz: Councils and council tax

Test your knowledge of town halls and the council tax with our quiz.

Question 1

What will be the average council tax bill for a home in England this year?


	A: �954


	B: �1,056


	C: �1,127

Question 2

How much of what councils spend is raised locally?


	A: All of it


	B: About half


	C: About a quarter

Question 3

How many directly elected mayors are there in England?


	A: 8


	B: 13


	C: 16

Question 4

When did council tax replace the poll tax?


	A: 1991


	B: 1993


	C: 1995

Question 5

What proportion of local councillors are aged under 40?


	A: 7%


	B: 17%


	C: 27%

Question 6

Which of the following services are not provided by councils?


	A: Care homes


	B: Job centres


	C: Adoption services

Question 7

Which of the following licences are provided by councils?


	A: Game keeper licences


	B: Hypnotism licences


	C: Register of births


	D: All of them

Question 8

Which of the following do parish councils have a duty to provide by law?


	A: Cemeteries


	B: Allotments


	C: Churches

Question 9

What proportion of public money is spent by councils?


	A: Half


	B: A third


	C: A quarter

Question 10

What qualifications do you need to become a councillor?


	A: An accountancy degree


	B: A citizenship A-level


	C: Nothing

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