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Labour MPs Press Burnham for Council Tax Overhaul

8/28/2026

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  • Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces Labour MPs’ pressure to detail council-tax reform in the October 28 Budget.
  • MPs urge Burnham and Chancellor John Healey to replace council tax with a proportional property tax.
  • Fairer Share’s JL Partners survey finds 63 % of voters deem council tax unfair and 52 % fear next year’s bill.
  • Fairer Share says three-quarters of households could save about £550 annually, with any property-tax rise capped at £1,200.