Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill

Well, we must wait and see what the Lyons inquiry says. In the highly unlikely situation that it decides that a local income tax would be sensible, we would have to consider it properly. However, the problem with the local income tax is that the areas with the greatest need are also those where incomes are lowest. Therefore, a local income tax would raise the least money in those areas and be less able to meet the needs of that community.