£2,625 bills for council tax band D households could be scrapped under Andy BurnhamA band D council tax bill in Wandsworth this year is £1,028 while a home in the same band in Leicestershire must pay £2,528.75View Image band D council tax bill in Wandsworth this year is £1,028 while a home in the same band in Leicestershire must pay £2,528.75Andy Burnham could scrap council tax as we know it, as pressure builds on the Labour Party government Prime Minister to introduce a new land or property tax. ‌As it stands, a band D council tax bill in Wandsworth this year is £1,028 while a home in the same band in Leicestershire must pay £2,528.75. That is just short of the highest band D of £2,625.43 in Dorset. ‌Labour has come under pressure from its backbenches to reform council tax, including from chairman of the cross-party group of MPs on council tax reform, Jonathan Brash. "This is just smoke and mirrors from the party that has already hiked both council tax and stamp duty.