HL Deb 03 February 2004 vol 656 cc95-6WA
Lord Taylor of Warwick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will consider replacing the existing council tax system with one where the tax bands are set regionally to reflect local property values. [HL760]

The Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Lord Rooker)

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has established the Balance of Funding review to consider possible reforms to the current local government finance arrangements. The last meeting of the review steering group considered proposals for change to the council tax banding arrangements including the option of bands being set regionally. The papers considered by the review are available on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's website. The review is due to report in the summer.