“[Housing] developers should pay a new tax – with funds going directly to the local community, a rising Tory star has recommended”, according to The Sun, Tuesday 15 May.
Bim Afolami, Conservative MP for Hitchin and Harpenden, proposed the new tax in an essay written for the ‘New Blue: Ideas for a New Generation’ essay collection, published by the Centre for Policy Studies today.
Afolami suggests the tax, which would help fund infrastructure investment surrounding new housing developments would be a visible sign to existing local homeowners of the benefits brought by new homes and reduce NIMBYism.
Click here to read the full piece on The Sun website.
‘New Blue: Ideas for a New Generation’ can be downloaded from the CPS website.
Date Added: Tuesday 15th May 2018
