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Edinburgh Council to Write Off £4.7M in Uncollectable Debt

Edinburgh Council plans to write off nearly £4.7M in uncollectable debt from the last financial year, including significant amounts from unpaid low emission zone charges and parking fines. This accounts for just 0.3% of all council debts and taxes collected, up slightly from 0.1% the previous year.

The top items include £205,000 in low emission zone penalties and £1.14M in parking and bus lane fines. Other areas affected are £204,000 in council tax debt and over £614,000 in business rates. Housing benefit overpayments total nearly £673,000.

Officials attribute the increase to new rules for handling certain debts and tougher times tracking down drivers for fines. Most of it is tied to miscellaneous debts totaling £1.73M. Finance leaders consider it standard practice after exhausting all recovery options, emphasizing the citys low write-off rate. Councillors will review the full list at the next finance meeting.

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