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Scottish council tax plans hit richest hardest

The Scottish Government's proposed council tax reforms will hit the richest tenth of households hardest, leaving England's property tax system as the 'most regressive' in the UK.

The Scottish Government's proposed council tax reforms will hit the richest tenth of households hardest, leaving England's property tax system as the 'most regressive' in the UK.

A report from the Resolution Foundation has revealed Holyrood?'s council tax reforms will lead to cash losses over 10 times greater for the richest tenth of households compared to the poorest half.

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