“People in Jaywick are paying at least three times more as a proportion of their property value in council tax compared to the most wealthy area of Hutton Mount in Brentwood.”

Families in Essex’s poorest area hit with ‘disproportionate’ council tax burden

An excellent piece, written by Piers Meyler and published in Essex Live, highlights the significant Council Tax disparities faced by families in Jaywick, Essex, the region with the highest level of deprivation. Recent findings shed light on the disproportionate burden, revealing that residents in Jaywick pay at least three times more as a proportion of their property value in Council Tax compared to wealthier areas such as Hutton Mount in Brentwood. This stark contrast has reignited calls for a reform of the current system, with the author advocating for a fairer approach through Fairer Share’s Proportional Property Tax.

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