Council tax con
Council tax bills to rise even more under Government’s new tax plans Voices across the political spectrum are warning of inflation-busting hikes in council tax, following the publication of the Government’s new tax and spending plans for the next three years – the so-called “Comprehensive Spending Review”. The cross-party Local Government Association has forecast that [...]
Campaigners want alcohol tax rise
It calls for the government to adopt a twin strategy of increasing tax and reducing the easy availability of alcohol. This was inevitable. Having managed to ban smoking in public places – which was of course something that directly affected the long-term heath of others – the health police are now moving on to alcohol. [...]
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