Council Tax

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:45 pm on 2 March 2005.

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Photo of Caroline Spelman Caroline Spelman Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 1:45, 2 March 2005

With respect, I suggest that the full detail of our proposal is not completely clear to the hon. Gentleman. There is a cap of £500 and I shall explain that in more detail. I remind him, however, that it was his party that committed itself to stop means-testing. If he is in any doubt about what pensioners feel about means-testing, he should go and ask them, because they find it offensive to be means-tested in later life. That is why our discount would be universally available to the over-65s.