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Manchester Mayor Says Land-Value Tax Years Away

7/23/2026

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  • Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, warned that a land-value tax would take years and face political hurdles.
  • Burnham said council tax is highly regressive and supports replacing it with land-value taxation.
  • David Blunkett, Labour grandee, said the tax cannot happen soon and would create winners and losers.
  • The Fairer Share campaign proposes a proportional property tax to replace council tax and stamp duty with a market-value charge.