Raised some of these tariffs making payment to council (5)
I believe the answer is:
rates
'payment to council' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'raised some of these tariffs' is the wordplay.
'raised' says the letters should be written backwards.
'some of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'setar' can be found hidden inside 'these tariffs'.
'setar' in reverse letter order is 'RATES'.
'making' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rates that I've seen before include "judges" , "classes" , "Former local taxation system" , "Former means of local taxation" , "Property levy" .)