Hostname: page-component-cd9895bd7-7cvxr Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-12-26T21:03:37.442Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Inequality and the Reform of a Regressive Local Tax: The Debate in the UK

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2005

Michael Orton
Michael Orton
Affiliation:
Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick, E-mail: [email protected]
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

The concern of this article is with the current debate about the reform of local taxation in the UK. In particular, the article examines the consideration given to issues of equity in the policy debate that has taken place through the government's ‘Balance of Funding Review’. It is argued that while the outcome of the reform process remains to be seen, the current debate indicates that decisions regarding local tax will serve as an illuminating example of the extent, and limits, of New Labour policy on tax and inequality more generally.

Type
Articles
Information
Social Policy and Society , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , July 2005 , pp. 251 - 258
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2005

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)