• JoBo@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    You pay council tax. It is a different way of collecting the same tax.

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      1 year ago

      Council tax doesn’t pay for any of the things that property taxes do. The USA also has separate taxes for bin collection etc

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        1 year ago

        You’re paying for local services and the amount you pay is based on the value of your home. HTH

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          1 year ago

          Yea but notably property taxes pay for schools in the USA, council tax pays for roads, lights, bins etc

          In the UK you don’t get to go to a better school just because your house costs more money