The Conservative argument contends that if Wales and Scotland’s higher-band models were mirrored in England, bands such as K, J, and I could see substantial increases from current Band D (£2,280) to roughly £9,626, £8,361, and £7,346 respectively.

The government has stated there are no plans to restructure English council tax bands to imitate Scotland or Wales, and any Mansion Tax talks remain policy-notified rather than policy-confirmed.

Prime Minister-designate Keir Starmer has previously described Wales’s approach as a potential blueprint for UK-wide reforms.

Labour’s proposal to introduce a 14-band council tax system in England faces criticism from Conservative shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly, who says it could amount to a Left-wing move to hike bills for middle-class households.

The Welsh government is exploring reform that could add bands and raise multipliers, with a 2023 consultation proposing a 12-band model where the top band would pay nine times the bottom.

The current British council tax system runs from A to H, with Wales adding an extra band, while Scotland has publicly discussed a 14-band model.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is alleged to be seeking more revenue from ordinary households through council tax changes, with the Institute for Fiscal Studies suggesting doubling bills for bands G and H to about £7,600 and £9,120 respectively.