Council Tax Debate
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Lord Bailey of Paddington
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Council Tax
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Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab)
The noble Lord has made this point in the House before. It is a good point; it needs to be considered alongside further reform of council tax. That is not our priority at the moment, but when it comes to be done, I am sure that his point will be taken on board.
Lord Bailey of Paddington (Con)
My Lords, for the last few years, at the insistence of a Labour mayor, Londoners in council tax bands D and B have had an extra £60 added to their bill to pay for Transport for London. Yet the mayor is about to enter negotiations with the unions for a four-day week and an inflation-busting pay rise. What is the referendum policy for London? With the charges that the mayor keeps heaping on people and these raises in mind, will the Government ask him to give taxpayers in London an opportunity to have their voices heard?
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab)
My Lords, the citizens of London had a chance to express their view in the recent election for the Mayor of London, and they did so resoundingly.