Council Tax Crisis: Poorest Households Now Paying Almost Double.

[itsnotoutthere]

The UK’s poorest households are allocating an increasing portion of their income to council tax, according to a new study by the Resolution Foundation. The report reveals that the bottom fifth of earners spent 4.8% of their income on council tax in 2020-21, compared to 2.9% in 2002-03, highlighting a widening financial burden on low-income families.

 

At the same time, the richest fifth of households paid just 1.5% of their income in council tax, underlining the disproportionate impact on the poorest citizens.

The findings have sparked concerns that the tax system is becoming regressive, resembling the controversial poll tax of the 1990s, which was widely criticised for unfairly targeting low-income households.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/council-tax-crisis-poorest-households-now-paying-almost-double/ar-AA1zcIDQ?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=b7701370ec8047e3ceff697d513fbad9&ei=55

[+ouija ouija]

Poll Tax, round 2: bring it on! That might just be the straw that breaks many camels' back and spurs people into rebellion.

[stevewinn]

Absolutely bonkers. Councils who run themselves into bankruptcy, those responsible on large figure salaries need holding to account. There's just no consequences for poor performance in office. They simply ride off into the sunset and collect a good pension at the end of it.

meanwhile the people are left to foot the bill. with 5% increase to 10% increase in council tax. The above inflation pay rises Labour gave the Public sector also increased the local councils pension liability costs.

I've always thought the Poll tax though abandoned as a tax policy. - was put on the back burner, becoming a slow burner for the future. until eventually. its implemented.

[Setton]

21 hours ago, itsnotoutthere said:

The UK’s poorest households are allocating an increasing portion of their income to council tax, according to a new study by the Resolution Foundation. The report reveals that the bottom fifth of earners spent 4.8% of their income on council tax in 2020-21, compared to 2.9% in 2002-03, highlighting a widening financial burden on low-income families.

 

At the same time, the richest fifth of households paid just 1.5% of their income in council tax, underlining the disproportionate impact on the poorest citizens.

The findings have sparked concerns that the tax system is becoming regressive, resembling the controversial poll tax of the 1990s, which was widely criticised for unfairly targeting low-income households.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/council-tax-crisis-poorest-households-now-paying-almost-double/ar-AA1zcIDQ?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=b7701370ec8047e3ceff697d513fbad9&ei=55

 

8 minutes ago, stevewinn said:

Absolutely bonkers. Councils who run themselves into bankruptcy, those responsible on large figure salaries need holding to account. There's just no consequences for poor performance in office. They simply ride off into the sunset and collect a good pension at the end of it.

meanwhile the people are left to foot the bill. with 5% increase to 10% increase in council tax. The above inflation pay rises Labour gave the Public sector also increased the local councils pension liability costs.

I've always thought the Poll tax though abandoned as a tax policy. - was put on the back burner, becoming a slow burner for the future. until eventually. its implemented.

Neither of you read the dates, did you?

[+ouija ouija]

1 minute ago, Setton said:

 

Neither of you read the dates, did you?

Not sure what your point is . . . nothing has changed. My council tax has gone up again in the past 12 months.

[stevewinn]

39 minutes ago, ouija ouija said:

Not sure what your point is . . . nothing has changed. My council tax has gone up again in the past 12 months.

There is no point. He's dropped a clanger, - To busy trying to play the man instead of the topic. he's just spent 30 odd minutes writing a reply and failed to post it because he cant figure out how worm his way out of it. 

nothing wrong with the dates, the piece starts off with context and brings us up to date by the end.

Piece was posted by MSN 1 day ago. mentions a report from 2021 - 2022, comparing to early 2000's and moves to 2024/2025 by the end.