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Recent Government initiatives, included the auctioning of the 3G mobile phone network spectrum. Although flawed in its execution, that is an example of land value taxation.
That is a challenge, but that is why it is important to have it reflected in this strategic statement.The next item might strike some people as a bit off the pitch, but I think that it is important.
Local authorities are not statutorily required to lay on public toilets, provide skips for waste, look after town halls or provide football pitches and swimming pools, even though those are many of the basic services that local authorities deliver.