I thought I’d have another go at getting a nomination published. I don’t have anything really quirky (like errant butlers) or interesting (like tales of (untry folk) to b1tch about but I hate politicians and the way the f*ck us all over. So here goes:
Council tax & national property tax
Council tax. A tax that house occupants pay based on the value of the house they live in relative to its 1991 market value.
We all know about it, most of us pay it, and quite a lot of us don’t benefit from many of the local services that it funds. A lot to pay “to have your bin emptied twice weekly” as it were. It didn’t use to be so bad until the late 90’s when New Liebore caused the cost of it to triple. It’s now an almighty big bill to pay and weighs heavily on most people’s domestic budget.
So far, so bad, but there is now the idea of a “national property tax” being mooted to rake in yet more income and justified because “house prices have increased dramatically since 1991” and “it’s not fair for the younger generation to pay for the ‘Covid splurge”.
The same brief has been given to various outlets. Here’s one:
When you search a bit more you find that the proposed idea is to tax properties annually based on their current value starting at .5% and ramping up. AKA up the current payments by 50% and keep on squeezing. Just like New Liebour over again. Except this is SUPPOSED to be a Conservative Government FFS.
Q: What relevance does the notional value of a house you are living in have to the cost of local services?
A: None what so F’ing ever!
Taxation is a (unt, Council Tax is a double (unt and National Property Tax will be a triple (unt!
Nominated by: mikdys



