Council tax charges 2005/06
The borough council collects council tax not only for its own purposes but also on behalf of Kent County Council, Kent Police Authority, Kent & Medway Towns Fire Authority, and parish councils. The overall requirement for council tax is as follows:
| 2004/05 | 2005/06 | |||||
| Council Tax | Band D | Council Tax | Band D | |||
| £'000 | £ | % | £'000 | £ | % | |
| 5,913 | 131.67 | 11.3 | Borough Council | 6,259 | 137.99 | 11.4 |
| 37,980 | 845.73 | 72.4 | Kent County Council | 39,780 | 877.05 | 72.3 |
| 4,745 | 105.66 | 9.1 | Kent Police Authority | 5,029 | 110.88 | 9.1 |
| 2,486 | 55.35 | 4.7 | Kent & Medway Towns Fire Authority | 2,592 | 57.15 | 4.7 |
| 1,304 | 29.04 | 2.5 | Parish Council (average) | 1,362 | 30.04 | 2.5 |
| 52,428 | 1,167.45 | 100.0 | 55,022 | 1,213.11 | 100.0 | |
In 2005/2006, the borough council's requirement for a Band D property at £137.99 is equivalent to just under 38p per day, for the Kent County Council at £877.05 it is just over £2.40 per day, for the Kent Police Authority at £110.88 it is just over 30p per day and for the Kent & Medway Towns Fire Authority at £57.15 it is just under 16p per day.
The table below shows the council tax charges for each band and includes the amount for each parish council (where appropriate).
| Part of council's area | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Band F | Band G | Band H |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Tonbridge | 788.71 | 920.17 | 1051.62 | 1183.07 | 1445.97 | 1708.88 | 1971.78 | 2366.14 |
| Addington | 810.90 | 946.05 | 1081.20 | 1216.35 | 1486.65 | 1756.95 | 2027.25 | 2432.70 |
| Aylesford | 813.31 | 948.87 | 1084.42 | 1219.97 | 1491.07 | 1762.18 | 2033.28 | 2439.94 |
| Birling | 809.95 | 944.95 | 1079.94 | 1214.93 | 1484.91 | 1754.90 | 2024.88 | 2429.86 |
| Borough Green | 820.24 | 956.95 | 1093.65 | 1230.36 | 1503.77 | 1777.19 | 2050.60 | 2460.72 |
| Burham | 804.16 | 938.19 | 1072.21 | 1206.24 | 1474.29 | 1742.35 | 2010.40 | 2412.48 |
| Ditton | 863.71 | 1007.67 | 1151.62 | 1295.57 | 1583.47 | 1871.38 | 2159.28 | 2591.14 |
| East Malling & Larkfield | 812.53 | 947.95 | 1083.37 | 1218.79 | 1489.63 | 1760.47 | 2031.32 | 2437.58 |
| East Peckham | 812.93 | 948.41 | 1083.90 | 1219.39 | 1490.37 | 1761.34 | 2032.32 | 2438.78 |
| Hadlow | 818.85 | 955.33 | 1091.80 | 1228.28 | 1501.23 | 1774.18 | 2047.13 | 2456.56 |
| Hildenborough | 795.56 | 928.15 | 1060.75 | 1193.34 | 1458.53 | 1723.71 | 1988.90 | 2386.68 |
| Ightham | 803.69 | 937.63 | 1071.58 | 1205.53 | 1473.43 | 1741.32 | 2009.22 | 2411.06 |
| Kings Hill | 814.39 | 950.12 | 1085.85 | 1221.58 | 1493.04 | 1764.50 | 2035.97 | 2443.16 |
| Leybourne | 814.99 | 950.83 | 1086.66 | 1222.49 | 1494.15 | 1765.82 | 2037.48 | 2444.98 |
| Mereworth | 799.77 | 933.06 | 1066.36 | 1199.65 | 1466.24 | 1732.83 | 1999.42 | 2399.30 |
| Offham | 810.39 | 945.45 | 1080.52 | 1215.58 | 1485.71 | 1755.84 | 2025.97 | 2431.16 |
| Platt | 811.29 | 946.50 | 1081.72 | 1216.93 | 1487.36 | 1757.79 | 2028.22 | 2433.86 |
| Plaxtol | 810.83 | 945.96 | 1081.10 | 1216.24 | 1486.52 | 1756.79 | 2027.07 | 2432.48 |
| Ryarsh | 812.10 | 947.45 | 1082.80 | 1218.15 | 1488.85 | 1759.55 | 2030.25 | 2436.30 |
| Shipbourne | 796.46 | 929.20 | 1061.95 | 1194.69 | 1460.18 | 1725.66 | 1991.15 | 2389.38 |
| Snodland | 826.95 | 964.77 | 1102.60 | 1240.42 | 1516.07 | 1791.72 | 2067.37 | 2480.84 |
| Stansted | 812.17 | 947.53 | 1082.89 | 1218.25 | 1488.97 | 1759.69 | 2030.42 | 2436.50 |
| Trottiscliffe | 808.52 | 943.27 | 1078.03 | 1212.78 | 1482.29 | 1751.79 | 2021.30 | 2425.56 |
| Wateringbury | 824.59 | 962.03 | 1099.46 | 1236.89 | 1511.75 | 1786.62 | 2061.48 | 2473.78 |
| West Malling | 823.78 | 961.08 | 1098.37 | 1235.67 | 1510.26 | 1784.86 | 2059.45 | 2471.34 |
| West Peckham | 797.89 | 930.87 | 1063.85 | 1196.83 | 1462.79 | 1728.75 | 1994.72 | 2393.66 |
| Wouldham | 817.00 | 953.17 | 1089.33 | 1225.50 | 1497.83 | 1770.17 | 2042.50 | 2451.00 |
| Wrotham | 822.91 | 960.06 | 1097.21 | 1234.36 | 1508.66 | 1782.96 | 2057.27 | 2468.72 |