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24/09/2010
England Council Tax Revaluation Ruled Out
The government has announced there will be no revaluation of England's council tax bands during this Parliament.
This means no rise in local taxes for householders based on the increased value of their homes.
Back in 1993, depending on value, properties in England were placed in one of eight council tax bands.
It was believed that Labour had been "actively planning" to carry out a revaluation but said its election manifesto had promised not to.
In 2005, a revaluation in Wales placed about a third of all homes in a higher band.
A revaluation in England would prove unpopular with householders who would find themselves paying more in council tax.
Eric Pickles, Local Government Secretary said: "I've always argued against a revaluation because we know from what happened in Wales that it tends to hit poorer families. Given that the bands are roughly in the same position as when council tax was first introduced then it seems to me to be a matter of fairness that we don't impose an additional level of taxation, £1,600 during this Parliament, on ordinary families."
But a Labour spokesman responded: "The Labour Party made an unequivocal commitment that there would be no council tax revaluation in this Parliament.
"This is a cynical and misleading manipulation of facts based on what was ultimately a routine updating of the Valuation Office Agency's records."
(BMcN/GK)
This means no rise in local taxes for householders based on the increased value of their homes.
Back in 1993, depending on value, properties in England were placed in one of eight council tax bands.
It was believed that Labour had been "actively planning" to carry out a revaluation but said its election manifesto had promised not to.
In 2005, a revaluation in Wales placed about a third of all homes in a higher band.
A revaluation in England would prove unpopular with householders who would find themselves paying more in council tax.
Eric Pickles, Local Government Secretary said: "I've always argued against a revaluation because we know from what happened in Wales that it tends to hit poorer families. Given that the bands are roughly in the same position as when council tax was first introduced then it seems to me to be a matter of fairness that we don't impose an additional level of taxation, £1,600 during this Parliament, on ordinary families."
But a Labour spokesman responded: "The Labour Party made an unequivocal commitment that there would be no council tax revaluation in this Parliament.
"This is a cynical and misleading manipulation of facts based on what was ultimately a routine updating of the Valuation Office Agency's records."
(BMcN/GK)
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