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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Reform UK likely to raise council tax in Kent despite promise to cut costs

A Reform UK-run Kent council plans to raise council tax by the likely maximum 5% due to rising demand, bare-bones services, and insufficient savings from cost-cutting efforts.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Tories claim they could save 47bn by slashing welfare, overseas aid and civil service UK politics live

Labour rejects Conservative spending-cut plans as not credible, citing rising welfare bills, civil service numbers and asylum hotels; Conservatives propose £23bn welfare savings via reforms.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

London councils spend 5.5m a day on homelessness crisis as demand soars from desperate families

London councils now spend about £5.5 million daily, with £5 million used for temporary accommodation, reflecting a worsening housing crisis, stagnant housebuilding, and rising demand.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Bridge funds plea to be made at Labour conference

Redbridge Council will seek government funding to replace Broadmead Bridge after its 2023 closure for structural defects and an estimated £80m unaffordable rebuild.
#property-taxes
fromSun Sentinel
1 week ago
US politics

Push is on to cut Florida property taxes. Who's helped and who's hurt?

Florida lawmakers are weighing major changes or elimination of property taxes that fund local services, posing complex funding, service, and political trade-offs.
fromwww.housingwire.com
5 months ago
Boston real estate

Homeowners saw their property tax bills rise 2.7% last year

The average effective tax rate in 2024 declined to 0.86% despite rising property values, indicating complex local tax dynamics.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Why a rare bat species could cost a council 4.3m

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UK politics
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Mayor criticises decision to send in commissioners

Government sent commissioners into debt-ridden Croydon council ahead of local elections; mayor calls move politically motivated and calls for a partial bailout.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Council looks to declare 'financial emergency'

Shropshire Council will declare a financial emergency as it faces a forecasted £35.169m overspend, requiring urgent spending cuts and a recovery board.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

English councils pay private landlords millions in incentives to house homeless families

Councils across England are paying millions in one-off incentives to private landlords to house homeless families, increasing sharply and worsening already strained local authority budgets.
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