The Liberal Democrats are proposing to give local
authorities the power to double council tax on second homes in a bid to stop
houses becoming too expensive for local people. The announcement comes as part
of a package of measures in the party’s countryside charter, which commits the
Lib Dems to “closing the gap” between rural and urban areas in the availability
of high-speed broadband and extending the 5p per litre discount on fuel to more
remote areas. A spokesperson for the party denied that the plans were an attack
on those with holiday homes, arguing that local government in areas popular
with second home owners had been crying out for such a measure for years. Read
more on the Guardian website.
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