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COUNCIL TAX
Live and kicking
19 July 2017
Red-faced officials at North Somerset Council apologised to local resident Ena King recently, whe...
FINANCE
Sector writes off £410m in 'uncollectable' taxes for 2016/17
By Dan Peters | 05 July 2017
Local authorities wrote off £410m of uncollectable council tax and business rates in 2016/17, new...
WHITEHALL
Porter to call for council tax rises
By Laura Sharman | 04 July 2017
Local authorities should be allowed to increase council tax, the Tory chairman of the Local Gover...
FINANCE
'Second homes tax' funds will benefit county's vulnerable
By Mark Conrad | 14 June 2017
Derbyshire CC has agreed to allocate 75% of income raised through its ‘second homes tax’ to vulne...
FINANCE
Tories reveal local government approach in manifesto
By Dan Peters | 16 May 2017
The Conservatives have revealed a raft of policies on social care, business rates, devolution, ho...
WHITEHALL
Ex-Oldham leader urges 'constitutional protection' for local government
By Heather Jameson | 10 May 2017
The public will feel ‘stitched up’ if central government doesn’t deliver jobs, housing and prospe...
FINANCE
Why councils need to watch their language
By Hannah Moffatt | 28 April 2017
Writing better letters can help build stronger relationships with residents and boost income. Han...
WHITEHALL
'Delay rollout of 100% rates retention by at least a year'
By Dan Peters | 26 April 2017
The rollout of 100% business rates retention should be pushed back by at least a year, the chair ...
WHITEHALL
Rural England Budget blow
By Dan Peters | 20 April 2017
Rural residents are paying an average of £87 more per head in council tax than their urban counte...
WHITEHALL
Election casts doubt on 100% retention plan
By Mark Conrad | 19 April 2017
Plans to roll out 100% business rates retention from April 2019 have been thrown into the air by ...
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