📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Council tax to be replaced by new brick tax, MoneySavingExpert.com reveals

"Millions of households face higher bills after documents leaked to MoneySavingExpert reveal plans for a new brick tax"
Read the full story:

Council tax to be replaced by new brick tax, MoneySavingExpert.com reveals

OfficialStamp.gif

Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.
«13

Comments

  • warehouse
    warehouse Posts: 3,362 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    I live in a wooden house, good news!
    Pants
  • Amfodyndad
    Amfodyndad Posts: 46 Forumite
    Decent effort..
  • Some ploy to increase employment, think of all those brick counters the local councils will need to employ!

    Had it not been April 1st this level of lunacy would not actually surprise me. :money:
    Thinking critically since 1996....
  • SnowMan
    SnowMan Posts: 3,717 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I live in an igloo. I believe ice blocks are exempt :snow_grin:beer:
    I came, I saw, I melted
  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,040 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrBx6mAWYPU&feature=kp

    Feel free to boogie round the keyboard or phone or tablet... :D
    ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’ David Lynch.
    "It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.” David Lynch.
  • sheep-ali
    sheep-ali Posts: 573 Forumite
    My house is built of stone so I would be quids in...........:)
  • lemontart
    lemontart Posts: 6,037 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    no worries will be living on a boat by then - happy april fools day
    I am responsible me, myself and I alone I am not the keeper others thoughts and words.
  • My house has rendering on the walls..... Mr P Staker from the council won't be able to count the bricks!
  • theblagger
    theblagger Posts: 2,027 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    billy.png

    A council brick counter bod earlier today....
    I refer to my byline below ...

    Ad hominem
    An attack upon an opponent in order to discredit their arguement or opinion. Ad hominems are used by immature and/or unintelligent people because they are unable to counter their opponent using logic and intelligence.
  • ALIBOBSY
    ALIBOBSY Posts: 4,527 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    lol gave me a little laugh this morning although tbf compared to some stuff various govs have done in the last 50 years its not that far fetched.

    Happy April Fools day.

    Ali x
    "Overthinking every little thing
    Acknowledge the bell you cant unring"

This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351.4K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.3K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.8K Spending & Discounts
  • 244.4K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 599.7K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.2K Life & Family
  • 258K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.