COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT SUBSIDY

Early day motion 182, tabled 13 January 1999 by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 28 members.

That this House deplores the unfair anomaly of relatively low income council tax payers subsidising the payment of council tax benefit that is to be introduced by the Government through statutory instrument and the Local Government Bill; condemns the totally unacceptable principle that the poor should subsidise the poorest in this way; regrets that the matter will not be subject to full parliamentary scrutiny; and urges the Government to reconsider this unfair and ill-considered measure.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 18, Labour 9, UUP 1.