Northern MPs Push Burnham to Introduce Land Value Tax

Charles Amos: By George! - Burnham's land value tax is bonkers

Charles Amos is a PhD student in political philosophy alongside working in the haulage industry. He writes The Musing Individualist Substack in his spare time. Recently, Andy Burnham has said he wishes to introduce a land value tax. It is estimated this will bring in £35bn a year. Unlike most tax increases, liberals cannot complain about its economic damage because, theoretically at least, it won’t produce any. Land cannot be withdrawn from prod…

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Northern MPs push Burnham to introduce Land Value Tax

Taxing land rather than properties could have a major impact on homes in high-value areas such as London and the South East.

Northern Labour MPs call for land value tax to replace council tax

A group of northern Labour MPs is calling on Andy Burnham to replace Council Tax with a Land Value Tax, arguing the current system creates unfair burdens on lower-value properties in the North. The MPs claim Council Tax, based on 1991 property valuations, disproportionately affects northern residents compared to those in high-value southern areas. The post Northern Labour MPs call for land value tax to replace council tax appeared first on Prope…