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Thank you for contacting me about council tax and the proposal by a lobbying group to impose a new house price tax on homes.
Council tax is a local charge for the use of local services. The current banding system reflects that larger homes make slightly greater use of local services, but intentionally, it is not a poll tax nor a wealth tax.
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