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BRENTWOOD residents owe nearly 1.5 million in unpaid council tax.

Ratepayers currently owe 1,465,991.38, with some dating as far back as April 1993, when the tax was introduced by John Major's Conservative Government.

Brentwood Borough Council

Of this sum, 1,084,833.62 is owed to Essex County Council, which receives 74 per cent of all council tax revenue.

Brentwood Borough Council is due 12 per cent of the total, or 175,918.97.

The rest of the outstanding money is due to be split between the county's police and fire authorities, plus the nine parish councils in the borough of Brentwood.

The news emerged following a Freedom of Information request to Brentwood Borough Council, which is responsible for collecting all council tax in the town and surrounding villages.

At present, there are 32,203 ratepayers in the borough.

Our revelation comes in the wake of the borough council's decision to cut its council tax precept by 2.1 per cent from April.

Campaign group the TaxPayers' Alliance urged the council to pursue the hardcore who refuse to pay council tax.

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Brentwood Gazette published £1.5m in council tax uncollected by borough