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Axing the Council Tax
Help pensioners by axing the Council Tax
Too often, pensioners are forced to pay huge Council Tax bills despite being on low incomes, and many will be faced with further massive increases due to revaluation. Replacing Council Tax with Local Income Tax means eight out of ten pensioners will be better off and six million poorer pensioners will pay no local tax at all. Unlike the other parties’ proposals, no one will be denied help simply because of their age or who they live with – everyone will only pay what they can afford.