BUDGET: new ideas
LANDLORDS and second-home owners could face a squeeze under new tax-raising moves.
Welfare reform and cuts in council funding are forcing a radical rethink of how the city pays for services.
Finance chief Cllr Mark Lowry is putting forward a raft of ideas to his Cabinet colleagues.
He is considering whether to increase the levy on the city's 2,480 second homes, which now get a council tax rebate.
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Owners of about 700 homes that have been empty for more than two years could also face paying a premium.
The 12-month 100 per cent discount for properties undergoing refurbishment could go.
And – in a move certain to face widespread opposition – landlords could lose their present council tax exemption between tenants.
Mr Lowry said none of the ideas was yet a firm proposal, but all possibilities were on the table.
Comments
by lilwead
Thursday, November 22 2012, 7:36AM
“And what about starting to charge students Council Tax?...It may be unpopular (to the students!) but they use the same facilities as the rest of us, consequently they should contribute, even if it's only something like 50%. The various Colleges and Plymouth Uni have more or less become the largest 'employers' in the city, so, it's about time they contributed more to its maintenance.”