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Labour planning secret tax on 'nice houses' after next election?
GooeyBlob
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Saw this on the Telegraph site, and thought I'd post a link here. Should we be worried, or is it something we should take with a pinch of salt?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/3950038/Labour-planning-secret-tax-on-nice-houses.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/3950038/Labour-planning-secret-tax-on-nice-houses.html
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It's the Torygraph so a large pinch of salt, I think.
GGThere are 10 types of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those that don't.0 -
-the current system is based on notional property prices (OK as of 1991)
-property prices tend to be higher is safe, desirable areas with low crime and good schools
-so what exactly will the difference be then?
-the telegragh has run the story (or minor variant ) at least once a month for the last year or so.0 -
Tax inspectors have divided England into 10,000 new "localities" with each neighbourhood ranked on the socio-economic class of its residents and environmental factors such as crime and traffic levels.
What should I do? Keep driving my car up and down our road? Empty litter all over the place? Please advise.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
Burgle the neighbours?No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0
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Not really a secret then is it ?"An arrogant and self-righteous Guardian reading tvv@t".
!!!!!! is all that about?0 -
Labour have had various scheming plans revealed for council tax in the press over the last few years.
The one where they were having yearly inspections of properties so they could increase the CT according to how much you'd tarted the place up.
New wallpaper? That's an extra 1%
New built in cupboards? That's an extra 1%
Garden pond? Extra 1%0
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