Council tax UK

[angell84]

I am from Ireland and I am looking at buying a house in the U.K. I am so shocked at the Council tax. It is so expensive! A minimum of 150 pounds sterling a month. We don't have Council tax in Ireland at all. Why is it such a huge amount?

Council tax is an unfair, regressive tax that is in urgent need of reform. How is it that a multimillionaire in central london pays less or a similar amount to someone living in a terraced house in a run down town somewhere?
Here's a link to a campaign to reform it:

fairershare.org.uk/a-review-of-the-proportional-property-tax/