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District and borough council tax expenditure

Council tax payments are made directly to your district or borough council, who collect the tax on behalf of Essex County Council and other authorities.

The following leaflets have information about council tax in your district, including how the charge is calculated, how to pay and how to seek an exemption:
   

If you wish to contact your district or borough council with a query relating to the council tax charge they make, you can do so by using the list of contacts below.

District or Borough Councils
Billing authority Telephone no.  Email address Web address 
Basildon District Council 01268 294544 counciltax@basildon.gov.uk  www.basildon.gov.uk 
Braintree District Council 01376 557755 counciltax@braintree.gov.uk  www.braintree.gov.uk 
Brentwood Borough Council 01277 312500 revenue@brentwood.gov.uk  www.brentwood.gov.uk 
Castle Point Borough Council 01268 882200 counciltax@castlepoint.gov.uk  www.castlepoint.gov.uk 
Chelmsford Borough Council 01245 606780 revenues@chelmsford.gov.uk  www.chelmsford.gov.uk 
Colchester Borough Council 01206 282300 revenues.enquiries @colchester.gov.uk  www.colchester.gov.uk 
Epping Forest District Council 01992 564188 counciltax@eppingforestdc.gov.uk  www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk 
Harlow Council 01279 446688 counciltax @harlow.gov.uk  www.harlow.gov.uk 
Maldon District Council 01621 854477 revenues@maldon.gov.uk  www.maldon.gov.uk 
Rochford District Council 01702 318197 revsbens@rochford.gov.uk  www.rochford.gov.uk 
Tendring District Council 01255 686822 council.tax@tendringdc.gov.uk  www.tendringdc.gov.uk 
Uttlesford District Council 01799 510510 revenues@uttlesford.gov.uk  www.uttlesford.gov.uk