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20/09/2005
Government postpones council tax revaluation
The government has announced plans to postpone the revaluation of council tax in England.
Local Government Minister David Miliband said that the delay would mean that the issue could be discussed as part of Sir Michael Lyons’ inquiry into local government funding.
Mr Miliband said that the revaluation, due to take place from 2007, was unlikely to take place before the next General Election.
The revaluation, the first since 1991, would have seen many householders’ council tax bills increase, due to rising house prices, particularly in the south of England.
The postponement has been criticised by the Conservatives, who have accused the government of being in “complete disarray” over their revaluation plans.
Shadow Local Government Secretary Caroline Spelman said: “The announcement is only a postponement, not a cancellation, and we are still yet to find out what nasty surprises the Lyons review will bring.
“Labour’s third-term tax hikes are still to come and all they have done today is reset the clock on this ticking tax timebomb.”
The Liberal Democrats have also repeatedly called for council tax to be scrapped.
(KMcA)
Local Government Minister David Miliband said that the delay would mean that the issue could be discussed as part of Sir Michael Lyons’ inquiry into local government funding.
Mr Miliband said that the revaluation, due to take place from 2007, was unlikely to take place before the next General Election.
The revaluation, the first since 1991, would have seen many householders’ council tax bills increase, due to rising house prices, particularly in the south of England.
The postponement has been criticised by the Conservatives, who have accused the government of being in “complete disarray” over their revaluation plans.
Shadow Local Government Secretary Caroline Spelman said: “The announcement is only a postponement, not a cancellation, and we are still yet to find out what nasty surprises the Lyons review will bring.
“Labour’s third-term tax hikes are still to come and all they have done today is reset the clock on this ticking tax timebomb.”
The Liberal Democrats have also repeatedly called for council tax to be scrapped.
(KMcA)
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