Burnham warned mansion tax could leave councils worse off
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NewsUKUK PoliticsBurnham warned mansion tax could leave councils worse offBurnham had previously described the concept as symbolising ‘the politics of envy’ but has recently backed changes to property taxesJonathan Bunn Friday 24 July 2026 14:04 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3020462","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/burnham-mansion-tax-uk-councils-b3020462.html","title":"Burnham warned mansion tax could leave councils worse off"}}Who will be affected by the expected mansion tax?Your support helps us to tell…
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