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LGA under pressure on student council tax

Councillors have put Smith Square under pressure to lobby the Government to give local authorities the power to decide whether to charge students council tax, The MJ understands.

Councillors have put Smith Square under pressure to lobby the Government to give local authorities the power to decide whether to charge students council tax, The MJ understands.

A number of councillors on the Local Government Association's (LGA) Labour-chaired city regions board are believed to be keen for the exemption for full-time students to be removed.

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