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Council Tax Reforms Threaten Middle-Class Homeowners, Warns Cleverly

10/26/2025

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Jim McMahon stated that the Government has no plans to reform council tax.
Concerns are that a value-based property tax would unfairly hit middle-class homeowners, especially those with larger properties.
Shadow Housing Secretary James Cleverly criticized reforms, calling them anti-aspirational and harmful to middle-class families.
He accused Labour of secretly planning to increase council tax by £11 billion and warned that new property taxes could appear in the upcoming Budget.

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Jim McMahon stated that the Government has no plans to reform council tax.
Concerns are that a value-based property tax would unfairly hit middle-class homeowners, especially those with larger properties.
Shadow Housing Secretary James Cleverly criticized reforms, calling them anti-aspirational and harmful to middle-class families.
He accused Labour of secretly planning to increase council tax by £11 billion and warned that new property taxes could appear in the upcoming Budget.