The council tax levels of each local authority since 1997, showing year-on-year percentage increases to 2003 are shown in the following tables:Band D Council Tax, Scotland Average and by Local Authority Actual (£)1997-981998-991999-20002000-012001-022002-032003-04Scotland783 827 849 886 929 971 1,009 Aberdeen City 712 794 824 873 934 981 1,020 Aberdeenshire643 695 719 777 855 919 966 Angus679 709 734 771 821 881 933 Argyll and Bute801 881 881 938 984 1,009 1,034 Clackmannanshire753 831 872 913 951 978 995 Dumfries and Galloway714 731 766 817 857 899 931 Dundee City 920 990 1,034 1,056 1,046 1,079 1,089 East Ayrshire779 819 849 878 922 967 1,014 East Dunbartonshire771 790 830 830 872 915 966 East Lothian724 760 789 858 909 955 993 East Renfrewshire682 729 765 810 859 910 955 Edinburgh, City of 837 867 889 915 960 1,001 1,041 Eilean Siar599 656 689 724 765 815 867 Falkirk680 699 719 757 813 863 906 Fife747 771 809 849 891 935 981 Glasgow City 982 1,074 1,074 1,094 1,120 1,141 1,163 Highland719 776 799 839 889 939 989 Inverclyde831 863 888 933 1,012 1,062 1,089 Midlothian858 892 936 963 1,001 1,036 1,072 Moray652 699 724 786 825 865 907 North Ayrshire718 751 788 827 877 927 977 North Lanarkshire787 812 844 876 907 939 972 Orkney Islands 515 595 624 690 754 824 900 Perth and Kinross732 732 758 795 875 936 983 Renfrewshire783 783 783 846 896 941 988 Scottish Borders612 639 670 725 785 864 935 Shetland Islands486 558 621 684 747 810 873 South Ayrshire765 792 792 832 874 918 964 South Lanarkshire793 859 880 901 924 947 971 Stirling776 782 819 900 954 1,011 1,062 West Dunbartonshire978 1,011 981 999 1,024 1,050 1,070 West Lothian792 829 858 888 919 951 984 Source: As reported by local authorities in SE CTAS returns for 1996-97 to 2002-03, COSLA 2003-04.Band D Council Tax, Scotland Average and by Local AuthorityYear-on-Year Increase Percentage Increase from Previous YearCumulative Increase from 1997-98 to 2000-041998-991999-20002000-012001-022002-032003-04Scotland5.5%2.7%4.4%4.9%4.5%3.9%28.8%Aberdeen City 11.5%3.7%6.1%6.9%5.0%4.0%43.2%Aberdeenshire8.1%3.5%8.1%10.0%7.5%5.1%50.2%Angus4.4%3.5%5.0%6.5%7.3%5.9%37.4%Argyll and Bute10.0%0.0%6.5%4.9%2.5%2.5%29.1%Clackmannanshire10.4%4.9%4.7%4.2%2.8%1.7%32.1%Dumfries and Galloway2.4%4.8%6.7%4.9%4.9%3.6%30.4%Dundee City 7.6%4.4%2.1%-0.9%3.2%0.9%18.4%East Ayrshire5.1%3.6%3.5%4.9%4.9%4.9%30.2%East Dunbartonshire2.5%5.1%0.0%5.0%5.0%5.6%25.3%East Lothian5.0%3.8%8.7%6.0%5.0%4.0%37.2%East Renfrewshire6.9%4.9%5.9%6.0%5.9%4.9%40.0%Edinburgh, City of 3.6%2.5%2.9%4.9%4.3%4.0%24.4%Eilean Siar9.5%5.0%5.1%5.7%6.5%6.4%44.7%Falkirk2.8%2.9%5.3%7.4%6.2%5.0%33.2%Fife3.2%4.9%4.9%4.9%4.9%4.9%31.3%Glasgow City 9.4%0.0%1.9%2.4%1.9%1.9%18.4%Highland8.0%2.9%5.0%6.0%5.6%5.3%37.6%Inverclyde3.9%2.9%5.1%8.5%4.9%2.5%31.0%Midlothian4.0%4.9%2.9%3.9%3.5%3.5%24.9%Moray7.2%3.6%8.6%4.9%4.9%4.9%39.2%North Ayrshire4.6%4.9%4.9%6.0%5.7%5.4%36.1%North Lanarkshire3.2%3.9%3.8%3.5%3.5%3.5%23.5%Orkney Islands 15.5%4.9%10.6%9.3%9.3%9.2%74.8%Perth and Kinross0.0%3.6%4.9%10.1%7.0%5.0%34.3%Renfrewshire0.0%0.0%8.0%5.9%5.0%5.0%26.2%Scottish Borders4.4%4.9%8.2%8.3%10.1%8.2%52.8%Shetland Islands14.8%11.3%10.1%9.2%8.4%7.8%79.6%South Ayrshire3.5%0.0%5.1%5.0%5.0%5.0%26.0%South Lanarkshire8.3%2.4%2.4%2.6%2.5%2.5%22.4%Stirling0.8%4.7%9.9%6.0%6.0%5.0%36.9%West Dunbartonshire3.4%-3.0%1.8%2.5%2.5%1.9%9.4%West Lothian4.7%3.5%3.5%3.5%3.5%3.5%24.2%Source: As reported by local authorities in SE CTAS returns for 1996-97 to 2002-03, COSLA 2003-04.