MPs spurn mansion tax in favour of council tax revaluation

摘要

The majority of MPs would prefer a council tax revaluation to a mansion tax, according to a poll carried out by the British Property Federation (BPF) and research organisation ComRes. Seven out of 10 respondents to the survey said additional higher rate council tax bands would be a better way to reform annual property taxes on high-value dwellings than introducing a mansion tax. The survey found that two fifths of Labour MPs favoured additional council tax bands over a mansion tax despite the party championing the tax as one of its flagship policies ahead of May's general election. The poll surveyed 150 current MPs and 100 possible future MPs, including 50 prospective parliamentary candidates.