Erm your local council sets the council tax every year. The amount of tax you pay depends on how much your council, and certain other public bodies in your area, need to spend on services and how much money they get from elsewhere.
Using your gap year to work in the United Kingdom If you plan to work in the UK in your gap year then we will treat you like any other person who works. You will be liable to pay tax and National Insurance contributions if you earn enough.
looks like i gotta hand em over 950 then grr... there goes my balenciaga