Blair Accepts that Council Tax is Flawed following Lamb's Question

4.28.04pm UTC (GMT +0000) Wed 10th Dec 2003

Tony Blair today responded to a question from Norman Lamb, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for North Norfolk, regarding the Audit Commission's recent report on Council Tax.

Commenting on Mr Blair's response, Norman Lamb said: "By accepting the Audit Commission's report, he is also accepting that council tax is fundamentally flawed. The inevitable consequence of this is that council tax must be scrapped, and replaced with a fairer alternative based on an ability to pay."

Norman Lamb asked the first question at today's session of Prime Minister's Questions.

The Audit Commission's report highlighted the deficiency of a system where 75% of local government funding is provided by Whitehall. Liberal Democrat's would replace council tax with a Local Income Tax.

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