Saturday, March 26, 2005
COUNCIL TAX - A TICKING TIME-BOMB ??
Speaking of the planned Council Tax revaluation, John Beanse, Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary candidate for Chingford & Woodford Green, has warned:
“There is a ticking time-bomb here which could be set to explode after the General Election if it is only then that people become aware of the possible consequences.”
In areas where house prices have risen the most, homes could be moved up two, three or even more bands, (which could mean tax rises of 50% or more). There are certainly parts of the constituency where steep rises in Council Tax could occur because of the revaluation.
* The whole situation should give people cause to consider even more seriously the Liberal Democrats’ pledge to axe the Council Tax, with all its unfairness, and replace it with a Local Income Tax based on people’s ability to pay.
“There is a ticking time-bomb here which could be set to explode after the General Election if it is only then that people become aware of the possible consequences.”
In areas where house prices have risen the most, homes could be moved up two, three or even more bands, (which could mean tax rises of 50% or more). There are certainly parts of the constituency where steep rises in Council Tax could occur because of the revaluation.
* The whole situation should give people cause to consider even more seriously the Liberal Democrats’ pledge to axe the Council Tax, with all its unfairness, and replace it with a Local Income Tax based on people’s ability to pay.
# posted by John Beanse @ 3:59 PM 
