>> "We will initiate a review into reforming council tax and business rates and consider new
>> options such as a land value tax, to ensure local government has sustainable funding for
>> the long term.â€
>>
From which the Daily Mail has extrapolated a four or five fold rise in 'rates'. It's fiction.
There is an argument that land held by developers should either be used or sold.
Our wee bothy is on about 1/3 acre so not big, but probably 3 or 4 times the area occupied by an average four bed estate house. I do not expect my rates to quadruple.
On the other hand, local property taxes are in need of reform, as is LA funding and responsibilities. For some time, LA income and what they can spend it on has been largely dictated by central government.
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