Petition A Public Service Tax (PST) based on a percentage of gross earnings, to replace Council Tax (CT).

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The current CT system is unfair, iniquitous, undemocratic and not fit for purpose and should be abolished and replaced by a PST.

If you agree that a tax should be based on "the ability to pay", then it should be based on a percentage of earnings, from whatever source. Less than 50% of the electorate pay CT yet everyone from babies to the elderly benefit from our public services with many properties housing a large number of adult workers, some working a hot bed system, but paying only a single CT!

Currently central government provides the bulk of local authority funding, the balance mainly from CT. Why not 100% central government funding based on revenue from a PST using the current taxation systemn, and save money by abolishing all local authority CT departments? It would also eliminate the need for a mansion tax.

A 2% tax on gross earnings would equate to £240/year for a person earning £12,000.

THIS IS NOT A POLL TAX.

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Date closed 27 February 2014
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