Minister: “Homes Scheme ‘Incoherent and Unfair’”

A flagship coalition policy which the Government claims will boost housebuilding in Britain is “incoherent” and “unfair” and should be scrapped, the Minister responsible has admitted. In unguarded comments at the Liberal Democrat conference in York, Local Government Minister Stephen Williams admitted the ‘New Homes Bonus’ has no real impact on the number of new homes being built in Britain.  Amongst a raft of criticisms of his department , Mr Williams branded another key policy – preventing authorities from raising council tax by more than two per cent – as “absurd”. Damningly for the Government, the Minister also admitted the smallest councils will “undoubtedly” face “severe financial difficulty” over the next few years due to the cuts handed out by his own department, raising questions about their “viability”. Read more on the Yorkshire Post website.