Council Tax
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Asked to clarify the Government’s position on Council tax reform, the PMOS reminded journalists that the Prime Minister had addressed this at the liaison committee. The Prime Minister had said that everyone should admit that there was no perfect solution to the council tax issue, it was a difficult issue and one that we had to think through. There was however a review going on and will continue until the summer. Various options were being considered but he was not going to list them or speculate as to which one would eventually be favoured because it was better to wait for the outcome of that review. Asked to say whether there would be anything concrete before the summer, the PMOS said not that he was aware of. Asked if the Prime Minister had gone on record as saying that he did not believe in income tax for councils, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister had said in the Commons that he did not believe that replacing Council Tax with Local Income tax was a viable option.
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