"dave hearnden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> I
must use Adrian reasoning about marginal costs when I dealing with the >
Council Tax department.>> How dare they tax me more because I live in a 4
bedroom house, instead of > a flat?>> Knowing it will probably upset some, I'm
afraid I agree with an extra > charge for wider boats perhaps not with
2.1meters but on the whole yes I > do agree with it perhaps say 2.5meters?>> We
all know what Council Tax is and why? to make revenue for the councils > to
spend, so why can't BW use the same principle in taxing boats your boat > is
bigger in volume you pay more?>> I pay more than a boat smaller, I except that
so why not on the breadth of > a boat as well. Why not set the charge on the
volume, so you can have a > wide, but short boat paying the same as a narrow
but long.----------------------------------------------------------Julian
disagreed and added:
Because council tax has NOTHING to do with the size of the house its down to
the value.Now do we want to go down the route of licences related to the value
of the boat and hence the ability of the owner to pay...........This is in fact
the way BW are going i.e. the larger the boat the more it must have cost
therefore the more the owner can pay I can think of many narrow boats that cost
way more than my barge, I wont name any as some of their owners subscribe to
this list!
Moose Replies,
Sorry If I work through the figures yes you are right it is by value, but in
the same area a three bedroom house will be a higher banding than a 1 bedroom
flat so if that is not depandent on size!
I do not know of a G band flat but I know several large houses?
But the discussion was about the extra cost to BW to having wide beams against
Narrow Beams? Adrian advises no, but that must be the same for a 1 bedroom flat
against a 3 bedroom house does it give the council anymore work? but we know
which will be charged at a higher rate!
Moose
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