Council tax.

[Kevj]

Buckingham Palace, valued at ~£1 billion, sits in band H and is charged £1,828 by Westminster City Council, less than an average three-bedroom property in Blackpool.
In 2024, 46 per cent of households in England will pay more in council tax than the Palace.
From The Economist

Good work if you can get it.

 

[FatCat2402]

I'd not mind so much if once you strip out the things outside of their control, the vast majority of the discretionary amounts were not ploughed in to Ocean Road and making pretty the wealthiest few estates of South Shields.

What discretionary amounts?

 

[DBStar]

What discretionary amounts?

Tarting the place up. Green spaces.