Evening News
A new opinion poll shows 77 per cent of Scots think the council tax is unfair, with only 12 per cent disagreeing.
And the Scottish Socialists, who want to replace the council tax with an income-based public service tax, are promising a grassroots campaign to mobilise opposition.
The Scottish Socialists’ public service tax would be raised at a uniform rate across Scotland but distributed to councils according to need, while the Lib Dems and the SNP favour an income tax set locally by each authority.