British Property Federation Mansion Tax MPs Survey

POLL SHOWS MAJORITY OF MPS ACROSS ALL PARTIES WOULD PREFER COUNCIL TAX REVALUATION TO A MANSION TAX

Seven in ten (69%) MPs believe that additional higher rate council tax bands are a better way to reform annual property taxes on high value dwellings than introducing a mansion tax;
Two fifths of Labour MPs favour additional council tax bands over a mansion tax;
Three quarters (75%) of MPs agree with the need for a revaluation of council tax.

ComRes interviewed 150 MPs online and by paper self-completion questionnaire between 25th November and 19th December 2014. Data were weighted to be representative of the House by party and region

Date Published: 08/01/2015

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