Councillors have voted not to support an increase in Council Tax for those living in the higher E-H bands. Members of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Finance, Procurement and Transformation Committee came to the decision after considering the Joint Scottish Government and COSLA Consultation report on a Fairer Council Tax.
When council tax charges are expressed as a proportion of property values, the tax rate is higher for lower value properties and lower for higher value properties – leading to criticism and concern due largely to its regressive nature.
However, the report stated that proposed changes to band-multipliers would only partially address the regressive nature of council tax.
In Dumfries and Galloway, it would mean an increase in council tax in the 25 per cent highest-valued properties in the region that fall into council tax bands E to H.
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