Council tax will finish off Labour, says Swinney

The Scotsman;  March 6, 2004 ;     496 words ......themselves as the anti-council-tax party. Mr Swinney...plans for a local income tax, which he unveiled...alternative. Local income tax is fair, it is...confident that the council tax will finish off...the fact that the council tax has outlived any...basic ...

Leadership hopeful Kerr favours scrapping council tax Interim measure...

The Sunday Herald;  August 10, 2008 ;     460 words ......reform of the council tax at the last...SNP's local income tax plans. Now...income in council tax in comparison...mortgage or income tax, they feel...flawed local income tax, and invest...reducing council tax bills...

Council tax rises `at least 10pc' warning; It's time to bring in local...

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  November 4, 2003 ;     357 words ......to condemn the council tax system as unfair...burden with a local income tax. Mr German said...look at local income tax in more detail...over increasing council tax,he said. ``Yet...Labour adding local income tax on top of council tax. ...

Council tax at heart of election debate.(News)

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  April 20, 2005 ;     344 words ...Byline: By Peter Young Council tax bills took centre...Howard promised to help council tax payers by halting...plans to replace the council tax with a local income tax. Meanwhile, Prime...system to replace the council tax. The Tories claim...reason we have ...

Wee Eck's big idea is as bad as council tax.(Column)

The Daily Mail (London, England);  April 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......want to get rid of council tax and impose a local income tax. Alex Salmond tells...complaints about income tax. Of course council tax is unpopular. In...the top rate of council tax, would pay no local income tax if their income...

Middle classes to pay as council tax is declared dead.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  July 5, 2005 ;     465 words ......death knell for the council tax system. The independent...set up to review the council tax published its interim...including replacing council tax with local income tax. The review was announced...over the level of council tax bills, which have...and ...

'Unfair' council tax has just got to go ; T's that time of year again: the...

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  April 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ......no surprise. Council tax has risen year...rises in their income tax bills. Millions...Replacing council tax with a local income tax would achieve...not paying income tax would automatically...eligible for Council Tax benefit, but...

Council tax reform will hit middle class Scots.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  September 9, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Experts believe council tax is almost certain...replaced by a local income tax. They warn that...alternative to council tax is a local income tax. 'Most people...of the current council tax, or a local income tax. 'A local income...

Council tax in firing line as trio of candidates back a tax on property

The Scotsman;  August 11, 2008 ;     550 words ......to ending the council tax, there is now...paper on a local income tax, the issue of...wanted to see the council tax scrapped. "I...to replace the council tax," he said. "While...monthly income in council tax in comparison to their mortgage or ...

SCRAP COUNCIL TAX AND LOSE OUR pounds 400m; Westminster threat to...

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  March 11, 2008 ;     317 words ......400million of council tax benefits as the...wants to replace council tax with a local income tax. But he has been...stands to get in council tax benefits from...cent increase in council tax since 1997, people...over the new income tax. He ...

SNP VOW TO END `UNFAIR' COUNCIL TAX; Highest earners would pay more.(News)

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  March 6, 2004 ;     519 words ......plans to scrap council tax and replace it with a local income tax yesterday. SNP...and top rates of income tax going up by 4.3p...proposals. He says council tax, which is based...alternative. 'Local income tax is fair, it is...confident that the ...

Why should OAPs pay council tax?

Herald Express (Torquay UK);  June 13, 2007 ;     380 words ......pensioners paying council tax are subsidising...not paying enough income tax, which they should be. I believe that council tax should be abolished...everyone, and that income tax should be increased...obvious, because income tax is based on ability to pay, ...

SNP makes deal with LibDems on council tax.

The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  March 9, 2008 ;     467 words ......the 'unfair' council tax in favour of a local income tax. The SNP leader...scrapping of the council tax by 2011, which...favour alocal income tax, with only...implementing a local income tax. A LibDem...theirincome in council tax as the ...

SNP promises 2-year freeze on council tax

Evening News - Scotland;  December 13, 2006 ;     192 words ......promised to cap council tax levels for...system of local income tax is introduced...introduce local income tax we will freeze council tax at April 2007...to abolish council tax and replace...system of local income tax would be a...

Tories offer GBP 150 council tax cut

The Scotsman;  September 12, 2008 ;     211 words ......replace the council tax with a local income tax (LIT). But...raised under council tax and what could...by a local income tax of 3p in the...150 cut in council tax bills per household...Scottish national income tax". She told...