英国赫茨米尔自治市议会（工党和自由民主党联合政府）将每户 6.73 英镑的议会增税退款重新分配给当地慈善机构和食品银行，而不是纳税人。 Hertsmere Borough Council in the UK, a joint Labour-Liberal Democrat administration, redirects £6.73 council tax increase refund per household to local charities & food banks instead of taxpayers.
由工党和自由民主党联合政府组成的英国赫茨米尔自治市议会决定将每户6.73英镑的议会增税退款分配给当地慈善机构和食品银行，而不是直接将钱退还给纳税人。 The Hertsmere Borough Council in the UK, composed of a joint administration between the Labour and Liberal Democrat groups, has decided to allocate its council tax increase refund of £6.73 per household to local charities and food banks instead of directly returning the money to taxpayers. 只有 4% 的平均 D 级纳税人申请了退税，保守党议员莫里斯·布莱特 (Morris Bright) 等批评者称该计划为“骗局”。 Only 4% of average band D taxpayers applied for the refund, and critics, such as Conservative councillor Morris Bright, have labeled the scheme "a con." 工党已发表宣言，承诺将市政税中的区议会部分退还给公民。 The Labour Party has made a manifesto promise to refund the borough council element of the council tax to citizens.