Low-income households have been saddled with unaffordable council tax bill, which some have referred to as the new “poll tax” nd its time to take action. Both the Conservative Party and Labour have pledged to not raise income tax, VAT or National Insurance; but council tax is a levy that is in need of vital reform. The tax has long been considered unfair because it is charged on on property valuations that are over three decades old. This means that the levels of tax only partially reflect the actual value of properties today as house prices have risen substantially since then. In 1991, the av…