TAP backs Fairer Share campaign for a Proportional Property Tax
- Tom Burgess
- Jun 21
- 2 min read
LONDON, UK — 23 June 2025 — Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) has today announced its full support for the Fairer Share campaign to replace the UK’s outdated and unjust Council Tax with a Proportional Property Tax based on up-to-date property values and paid by owners, not renters.
This aligns with TAP’s campaign to Cancel Council Tax for Renters — a central plank of its Real Agenda Policy Platform to reduce poverty and economic inequality by lowering living costs and boosting income for people on low and modest incomes.
“The current Council Tax system is fundamentally unjust,” said Tom Burgess, CEO Taxpayers Against Poverty. “It penalises renters and people living in less valuable homes, while owners of multimillion-pound properties pay proportionally far less. A Proportional Property Tax would reverse that injustice and put fairness at the heart of local taxation.”
TAP’s proposal would shift the burden of local taxation from tenants to landlords, reflecting who owns the asset and who has the long-term financial benefit. It would also bring much-needed clarity and transparency to the system and include safeguards to ensure no unfair rent increases.
Andrew Dixon, Founder of Fairer Share, said:
“We are delighted to have the support of Taxpayers Against Poverty. Council Tax is a broken system that punishes those with the least and lets the wealthy off the hook. A Proportional Property Tax would be fairer, simpler, and would put more money into the pockets of families who need it most.”
TAP is calling on political leaders to back the Fairer Share campaign and commit to replacing Council Tax with a modern system that:
· Reflects real property values
· Makes owners, not tenants, responsible for payment
· Reduces living costs for millions
· Raises local revenue in a fair and progressive way
This change would be a decisive step toward ending the poverty premium and building a more compassionate and inclusive economy.
About Taxpayers Against PovertyTaxpayers Against Poverty is a UK-based independent advocacy group dedicated to tackling poverty, inequality, and social injustice by promoting economic policies that have a direct effect on reducing poverty and the unnecessary financial hardship. TAP’s sister organisation and partner is Compassion in Politics which seeks to bring more truth respect and compassion into political life
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Tom Burgess, CEO, Taxpayers Against Poverty
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