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Surrey County Council wrong to hike Council Tax

February 9, 2012 | Author
The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has today heavily criticised Surrey County Council for voting to hike Council Tax by 2.99 per cent at a time when hard pressed taxpayers are struggling with rising bills. Council Tax is second only to VAT as the most burdensome tax for the poorest households. Most local authorities have chosen to [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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New Research: £1 in every £5 of Council Tax goes on council pensions

January 25, 2012 | Author
The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) reveals that the equivalent of £1 in every £5 of Council Tax raised in the UK is spent on council pensions. A new TPA report also details the explosion in the number of councillors claiming council pensions.  Despite supposedly being volunteers, there are now 4,548 councillors on the Local Government Pension [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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