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THE Scottish Socialist Party today called on Scots to march against the council tax in a mass demonstration next weekend.
The Axe the Tax rally will take place in Glasgow on April 24, to highlight the fact that the city has the highest council tax rate in Scotland, despite widespread poverty.
Convener Tommy Sheridan said: "We rebelled against the poll tax and we defeated it. Now it's time to rebel against the council tax."
A band D property is currently £1185 a year in Glasgow.
The SSP wants a Scottish service tax, based on income. It says this would reduce the tax bill for 77% of Scots while forcing the country's top 16% of earners to pay more for services.
Next Saturday demonstrators will gather at George Square at 11.30am before marching to a rally at the Barrowlands Ballroom. THE Scottish Socialist Party today called on Scots to march against the council tax in a mass demonstration next weekend.
The Axe the Tax rally will take place in Glasgow on April 24, to highlight the fact that the city has the highest council tax rate in Scotland, despite widespread poverty.
Convener Tommy Sheridan said: "We rebelled against the poll tax and we defeated it. Now it's time to rebel against the council tax."
A band D property is currently £1185 a year in Glasgow.
The SSP wants a Scottish service tax, based on income. It says this would reduce the tax bill for 77% of Scots while forcing the country's top 16% of earners to pay more for services.
Next Saturday demonstrators will gather at George Square at 11.30am before marching to a rally at the Barrowlands Ballroom.

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The Scottish Socialist Party is urging people to rebel against the council tax system.
SSP leader Tommy Sheridan will ask the public to reject the existing tax system and adopt its service tax plan.
The party claims 77% of Scots would pay less than their current council tax, with the 16% best paid and wealthiest citizens paying the difference.
Mr Sheridan will take to a soapbox in Glasgow on Thursday seeking support for a rally at the end of April.
He said: "It is appropriate that we campaign in Glasgow because despite being the poverty capital of Scotland it also has the highest council tax in the country.
"The council tax is an acutely unfair Tory tax which pampers the well off and wealthy but plunders the purses and wallets of the pensioner and low-paid households.
"We are determined to scrap the council tax and replace it with our income based Scottish Service Tax.
"The rich minority would pay more while the vast majority would pay less."

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