Toilet tax plans could be flushed for more equitable system

Wed, 22 Oct 2014

70 per cent of people who have to pay the sewerage charge could pay less than £100 under new proposals.

Plans are underway to scrap the so called "toilet tax" and replace it with a charge linked to a property's rateable value.

The Manx Utilities Authority says the flat rate fee wasn't fair.

The rate would be set at 62 pence in the pound - meaning properties with a higher rate value would pay more.

Chairman Alf Cannan says it's not perfect but should make things more equitable: