upinwath Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Sheffield council, along with al the other wasteful councils, will have to hold a referendum if they want to raise council tax over 3.5%. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/uk-politics-16089540 Any local authority in England wanting to raise council tax by more than 3.5% next year must consult the public in a referendum, the government has said. Under plans unveiled by Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles, councils losing a referendum would have to revert to a lower increase in bills. How would you vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 They should get rid of council tax and charge a tax based upon a property's value. People will be happy with their negative equity then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 They should get rid of council tax and charge a tax based upon a property's value. People will be happy with their negative equity then! Is that because people with more expensive homes use more of the council’s services or because your home is not worth much and you want to pay less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrod Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 They should get rid of council tax and charge a tax based upon a property's value. People will be happy with their negative equity then! What, like council tax? Or would a local income tax be fairer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 What, like council tax? Or would a local income tax be fairer? I'm obviously a little slow tonight why didn't that occur to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Sheffield council, along with al the other wasteful councils, will have to hold a referendum if they want to raise council tax over 3.5%. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/uk-politics-16089540 How would you vote? Obviously most people would vote no but the councils will get round this. They'll just increase council tax by 3.499% every year regardless of whether it's necessary or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 They should get rid of council tax and charge a tax based upon a property's value. People will be happy with their negative equity then! how would negative equity help them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 how would negative equity help them? Falling houseprice, falling tax bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Falling houseprice, falling tax bill. not reallly as the rate per property pound would increase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sibon Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Sheffield council, along with al the other wasteful councils, will have to hold a referendum if they want to raise council tax over 3.5%. That would be excellent if inflation was running at less than 3.5%. Mr Pickles might be better getting his cabinet buddies to work on that one first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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