Four options to replace council tax – and how they would affect homeowners

Rachel Reeves is under growing pressure to launch a major overhaul of the UK’s council tax system in the Budget next month.

A number of Labour MPs wrote to the Chancellor in September urging her to scrap council tax, the Guardian reported this week.

Thirteen MPs, predominantly located in the north of England, told Reeves Labour needs to “fight back against Reform” and be bold and “embrace new ideas”.

In the letter, the MPs said the tax is “outdated, deeply regressive, and increasingly indefensible”.

The i Paper examines how council tax could be altered, what it could be replaced with, and how any new initiative could impact homeowners.

How does council tax work now?

Each local authority charges council tax. Across England and Wales, properties are assigned to one of eight counci