In the last couple of days almost every house in Abingdon will have received a brown envelope which has their council tax bill and information from the council involved and police why they need the money.

Oxfordshire County Council (Conservative Party controlled) £1232.92
Thames Valley Police Authority (Not election controlled) £162.04
Vale of White Horse District Council (Lib-Dem Party Controlled) £118.82
Abingdon Parish Council (Lib-Dem Party controlled) £81.78

The tax pays for many local services including the weekly waste collection and recycle collection.