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Government should grasp the council tax nettle

Council tax needs to be revalued and should be reformed – and this government has both the ‘levelling-up’ mandate and narrative, says David Phillips.

Do you know what your home was worth in April 1991? Unless you bought it around that time, I'd imagine the answer is probably no.

Its current value might not give you much of a guide either, given just how different the changes in value have been in different parts of the country.

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