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Call to clampdown on 'aggressive' tax collection

Councils have been found to use ‘heavy-handed’ tactics to chase council tax debts, according to a report by MPs.

Councils have been found to use ‘heavy-handed' tactics to chase council tax debts, according to a report by MPs.

The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee has called for Government action to curb ‘aggressive' practices amid pressures on local authority finances and the cost of living crisis.

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