I thank the hon. Gentleman for highlighting the fact that the Mayor’s precept makes up a significant proportion of the council tax in some boroughs, although, for most boroughs, I think that it is fair to say that it can be hidden away in the detail. That is why there is an argument about whether there should be a change to the billing arrangements for the Mayor’s precept, to introduce a little more clarity and transparency into the system and to allow people to recognise that although their council tax bill might be going up at the rate of inflation or above, the rate of increase in the Mayor’s precept is significantly higher than the rate of inflation.
Greater London Authority Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Tom Brake
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 27 February 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Greater London Authority Bill.
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