Of 840 adults interviewed across England in a NOP poll, 60% said they were in favour of replacing the current council tax with a local income tax. 59% said that basing the tax on eight property price bands was unfair. The poll comes two weeks ahead of the anticipated publication of the Lyons report on local government finance. Liberal Democrat leader Cllr Chris Millington said:

"Council tax is unfair and hits pensioners and single income households particularly hard. A locally set income tax, which charges people based on their ability to pay, would be fairer and more accountable. This result clearly shows that the British public support the Liberal Democrat proposal to abolish council tax and replace it with a fair locally set alternative."