Council Tax Debate
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Harriett Baldwin
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Council Tax
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Mr Speaker
Unfortunately, it is not for the Opposition to answer the questions—they are in opposition.
Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con)
The Chancellor and the International Monetary Fund are known to favour ending council tax and replacing it with a wider property tax. The Welsh Labour Government tried to revalue all the properties in Wales for council tax purposes. Can the Government rule out doing either of those things?
Matthew Pennycook
I am not going to get into speculating about more fundamental reform of the council tax system. As I have in a number of my responses to this urgent question, the Government will set out their position on the thresholds, and on other matters in respect of the local government finance settlement, at the appropriate point early in the new year.