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TAP Condemns Proposed Council Tax Increases & Calls for Urgent Reform

  • Writer: Tom Burgess
    Tom Burgess
  • Jun 25
  • 2 min read

London, 25 June 2025  Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) today condemned the proposed increases in Council Tax, branding the rises as unfair, outdated, and regressive. TAP urges the Government to launch an immediate review of the Council Tax system, which has long failed to reflect the realities of property wealth and household incomes across the country. Council tax is set to rise by 5 per cent across the country, with the government opening the door to allowing far higher increases in inner London boroughs.


“Council Tax is a broken system that punishes those with the least while letting the wealthy off the hook,” said Tom Burgess CEO at TAP. “These proposed hikes will hit low-income households the hardest, at a time when millions are already struggling with the rising cost of living. Our founder the late Rev Paul Nicolson refused to pay his council tax as he tried to focus attention on the difficulties of lower income groups" (see photo)


TAP fully supports the campaign for a Proportional Property Tax as proposed by Fairer Share. This modern approach would ensure that property taxes are based on up-to-date property values and paid fairly according to wealth, not outdated and arbitrary bandings from 1991.


As an urgent interim measure, TAP calls on the Government to:

  • Cancel Council Tax for renters, who now represent 36% of households in England and Wales and are disproportionately on lower incomes.

  • Transfer the liability to landlords, who have benefited significantly from rising property values and can better afford to contribute.


“Renters are paying the price for a housing market they don’t control and a tax system that ignores today’s inequalities,” added Tom Burgess. “It’s time to shift the burden to where the wealth lies: with property owners who have gained most from soaring house prices.”

TAP urges MPs and councillors to reject Council Tax increases and join the call for a more compassionate tax system that reflects the realities of modern Britain.


Notes to Editors:

 

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


For media enquiries, interviews, or comment: Tom Burgess, CEO, Taxpayers Against Poverty

 
 
 

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