{"id":142905,"date":"2024-03-06T00:06:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T17:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/what-is-the-best-way-to-make-council-tax-fairer-for-everyone-letters\/"},"modified":"2024-03-06T00:26:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T17:26:37","slug":"what-is-the-best-way-to-make-council-tax-fairer-for-everyone-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/what-is-the-best-way-to-make-council-tax-fairer-for-everyone-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the best way to make council tax fairer for everyone? | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nReaders suggest ideas on how local authorities can raise funds, in response to an article by Aditya ChakraborttyThere are two caveats to Aditya Chakrabortty\u2019s excellent critique of the inequities of council tax (One simple change could restore faith in local democracy. But nobody is talking about it, 1 March). First, it\u2019s unfortunate that he included \u201ccouncil houses \u2026 rotting in disrepair\u201d in his litany of decay in the public realm. They may well be but, by law, spending on council housing is supported by tenants\u2019 rents, not council tax. The trope about \u201chousing on the rates\u201d should be avoided; the housing revenue account has been ringfenced for more than 40 years now.Second, a 3% tax on disposable income is not a good substitute for council tax. The latter is indeed ill-designed and regressive, but there is nothing wrong with the principle that property as well as income should be taxed. Rather than adding to the marginal rate of income tax, there are many suggestions for more progressive property taxes, for example from the Wealth Tax Commission, which\u00a0would support a more resilient tax base and greater fiscal\u00a0choice at local level.David GriffithsHuddersfield, West Yorkshire Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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