Proceeding contribution from Lord Pickles (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 7 November 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill on Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill.
Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill
The hon. Gentleman has considerable expertise in the matter, but he would have been advised to listen to what Members say in the House. I said that the purpose of a revaluation was to take care of distortions in the property market, and I demonstrated clearly that no distortion has taken place. By and large, over the past 10 years property values have realigned, and matters could be taken care of by adjusting the banding. That is an established fact. The imbalance between central and local government funding grows, which will force Ministers towards crude and universal capping in the vain hope that public ignorance of—
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- 2005-06
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- Council tax benefits Devolved matters Council tax Delegated legislation Households Increases Local government Pensioners Local government finance Property Prices Valuation Taxation Tax rates and bands Timetables Take-up Valuation Office Agency
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- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill 2005-06
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