SOME of Shetland’s elected members have agreed that council tax is a “blunt tool” for income generation which should have been reformed years ago. Meanwhile Robinson said it was nearly 20 years since the SNP announced that council tax was “unfair” and needed to be changed. Depute convener Bryan Peterson also said that council tax is a “blunt tool – but it’s the only tool that we have” regardless of what figure is applied to it. Advertisement 7 of 9He also gave elected members an update on a recent public consultation the long-term approach to council tax in Shetland. But Fraser said one key message from the consultation was that communication and transparency around council tax could be strengthened.