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It was indeed - it's as daft as a mansion tax. Having either a swimming pool or a house that has multiplied in value does not reflect someone's ability to pay. Highly taxing expensive homes AFTER the point of purchase is as equally a tax of envy as would a tax on swimming pools. I do stand by...

But the money for water bills goes to private water companies NOT the treasury. Vacant bedrooms would be very hard to monitor - what if a bedroom was vacant 50% of the time and how do you monitor that ? What about very large houses with fewer bedrooms - they would avoid some tax. What about...

Cigarettes up 70p a packet. Scrap Road Fund License and add it to the cost to fuel - it would mean those that use pay. Hold fuel tax itself. Agree with US's Stamp Duty idea but would add an extra band of 10% for properties of £10m+. Second home tax of £5k per year. Derelict building tax of 10%...