Originally Posted by
rob murray
No surely its on how much they actually consume, why should someone paying for basic services contribute to legals, planning, economic developnet / grants etc. surely to each his own. So its very complex isnt it ?
Of course it's complex. I doubt there's a perfect solution.
Remember though that over 60% of the council's budget comes from central government, not from council tax.
I've no idea of the percentage breakdown between the cost of basic services vs the costs of legals, planning etc, but I imagine more than the remaining 40%, council tax funded, are fundamental front line services.
That being the case, and if we agree we should all pay the same cost for a service, council tax should not be income based, because you've already paid for 'the extras' through general taxation.
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