Axe the Council Tax update
June 17, 2004 3:44 PM
Council Tax is unfair and unpopular. The Liberal Democrats have been campaigning for its abolition. Charles Kennedy, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, will today address the CIPFA conference. Following reports that the Government are likely to rule out introducing local income tax to replace the council tax in its Balance of Funding Review, Charles Kennedy, leader of the Liberal Democrats will say: "The scrapping of the Council Tax and its replacement with a fair local income tax based on ability to pay would significantly contribute to local authority accountability and address the fundamental flaws in the Council Tax system. It would stop the poor paying more for their local services, as is the case under the Council Tax."
However, in other developments, in Scotland where the Liberal Democrats are in Government,an independent review to examine alternatives to council tax has been announced.
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