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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Harry Taylor

Change council tax system to stop poorer areas being charged more – Labour MP

A Labour MP has called for changes to how council tax is calculated, estimating that some households could save up to £1,500 a year.

Jonathan Brash (Hartlepool) said a “proportional property tax”, based on actual property values, would “radically rebalance the system”.

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