Opposition parties said they would not support plans to increase higher band council tax
Plans to raise council tax by charging people in higher bands around 24 per cent more are not being supported by Falkirk councillors.
The Scottish Government proposals say they aim to address criticism that the current Council Tax means those in the lower bands pay a higher proportion of the value of their property than those in higher bands.If agreed this proposal would raise an additional £176 million nationally, with an estimated £4.3 million from Falkirk Council residents.
Falkirk Council's draft response said they would like to see any increases phased in over three years and stressed that a complete review of council tax bands is long overdue. She quoted a Fraser of Allander report that said: "tweaking around the edges of the council tax does not fix its fundamental flaws".
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