They would break the link between local electors and the taxes that they pay for local services and would diminish local democracy.The Parliament, through its Local Government Committee, has considered the issue and rejected it comprehensively.I move amendment S1M-3809.1, to leave out from first "believes" to end and insert:"notes that the Local Government Committee, in its 6th Report 2002, Report on Inquiry into Local Government Finance, published in March...