Scrap Council Tax

Liberal Democrats pledge to scrap Council Tax in favour of a Local Income Tax


FAQs on Local Income Tax

Axe the Tax campaign site

National campaign

I am heading a national campaign to scrap the unfair Council Tax.

I know from talking to people across Kingston and Surbiton that Council Tax is a major problem.

Yet I was shocked to see the tax rocketing in councils across England, with pensioners carrying the heaviest burden.

Unfair tax

Did you know that, if you look at the proportion of income spent on Council Tax, the poorest pensioners pay nearly SIX times more for Council Tax than the richest non-pensioners?
(Source: Office for National Statistics)

This unfair tax must go.

Council Tax was unfair when the Conservatives invented it, after their failed Poll Tax, yet Labour's underfunding of councils has made it worse.

What should we have instead?

We should replace Council Tax with a tax related to people's ability to pay. In countries like America and Sweden councils use a local income tax so pay pay what they can afford.

If you agree with me then please sign the petition below.

Updates

Download the Liberal Democrat Local Income Tax Proposals (Word doc)

For the latest updates on the Council Tax campaign see the Axe the Tax campaign site.