Comments on: We must get Council Tax back down to reasonable levels

By: ian

ian — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:06:56 +0000

to bring council tax into line do you not think it fair that every one should pay ie police i live next door to a police officer who will earn in excess of twenty thousand and not have to pay ihow ever have two children morgage other bills who will not earn any where near the same amount will still have to pay in excess of 100 pounds a month is this system still fair given todays state of affairs

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[...] Absolutely right Caroline . What also winds me up about Council Tax, is that I’m on a very low income and don’t qualify for Tax credits or any other benefits (due to means testing) and still have to pay Council Tax every month. … Comment by N. Murphy on November 17, 2009 at 8:47 pm. I believe that Council Tax is patently an unfair Tax, when the Poll Tax was being considered I suggested that as an alternative we should (as is done in many other Countries) use a local VAT …Read More… [...]

By: N. Murphy

N. Murphy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:47:22 +0000

I believe that Council Tax is patently an unfair Tax, when the Poll Tax was being considered I suggested that as an alternative we should (as is done in many other Countries) use a local VAT tax. This type of tax enables everyone to pay a fair share based upon their disposable income. This idea was thrown out by the Conservative think tank at the time. The Tax could be based on the same area that Council is at present, and if it was set too high by each council then most tax payers could do most of their purchasing in the next district. Let’s face we all travel to the bigger shopping centres to save a few pound?

By: Chris D

Chris D — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:33:50 +0000

“…Next year the average council tax will be £120 per month….”
Crikey I’d love to return to the “average” bill! Ours is already over £160 a month, for an old two bedroomed house positioned on a noisy rural rat-run. And as for the re-evaluation….God help us if it’s done by Labour, because the south-west will be incinerated for it’s “pretty views” and “nice big gardens”… to which luxuries, of course, its residents have no rights in a socialist’s eye and therefore should be forced to pay for them.

By: john fisher

john fisher — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:21:37 +0000

we should remove council tax completely. pay individually for what you use (like phone/electricity/gas) I bet if the councils were privatised they wouldn’t be filling the Guardian with non-jobs.

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By: Dorothy Wilson

Dorothy Wilson — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:00:04 +0000

Caroline

I do agree. However, if you want some idea of the kind of reaction you will get from Labour, the LibDems and unions I would suggest that you have a look at the coverage Kay Cutts and her team, who are trying to do just what you are proposing now they have taken power in Nottinghamshire, are getting in the Nottingham Evening Post.

The website is http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk. Once on the site put Ravi Subramanian into the Search box and that will take you into an article he wrote a few days ago. He is regional head of Unite. There has also been a concerted – and no doubt co-ordinated, campaign in the letters column.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:59:27 +0000

When I see people turning up on my doorstep to tell me where the nearest bus stop/ train station is, it is then you know that my council tax is being wasted. These are services I could do without thankyou. Keep up the good work Caroline