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Mansion tax explained as 165,000 homeowners could be hit in 2028

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/property/mansion-tax-explained-165000-homeowners-33891210

Full list of medical conditions that could make you exempt from paying council tax

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/full-list-medical-conditions-could-33874284

https://www.europesays.com/britain/19941/ London local elections 2026: Who will win in Barnet? #Business #conservative #CouncilTax #green #GreenAgenda #GreenParty #Labour #LibDem #LibDemConference #LibDems #LocalElectionResults #LocalElections #London #May #MayElections #News #Politics #Tax #TaxAdministration #TaxAdvisers #TaxAuthority #TaxAvoidance #TaxBill #TaxBracket

https://www.europesays.com/britain/19934/ London Local Elections 2026: Who will win in Ealing? #conservative #construction #CouncilFunding #CouncilTax #ealing #HmoLandlords #Housing #JamesMurray #Labour #LiberalDemocrats #London #News #Politics #WestLondon

https://www.europesays.com/britain/19933/ London Local Elections 2026: Who will win in Enfield? #Conservatives #CouncilFunding #CouncilTax #Enfield #Labour #LocalElections #London #LondonBoroughs #LowTrafficNeighbourhoods #ltns #News #Politics

​​​​​​​New initiative to tackle furniture poverty in Stoke-on-Trent

Published: Wednesday, 22nd April 2026 Stoke-on-Trent City Council is tackling furniture poverty by giving unwanted household goods a…
#Liverpool #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Benefits #bins #Britain #businessrates #CouncilTax #councillors #Elections #GreatBritain #Housing #Leisurecentres #litter #Parking #Socialworkers #Stoke-on-Trent #Swimming
https://www.europesays.com/uk/911201/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/911201/ ​​​​​​​New initiative to tackle furniture poverty in Stoke-on-Trent #Benefits #bins #Britain #BusinessRates #CouncilTax #councillors #Elections #England #GreatBritain #Housing #LeisureCentres #litter #Liverpool #News #Parking #SocialWorkers #StokeOnTrent #Swimming #UK #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/videos/9430/ Nigel Farage sits down with Beth Rigby | Extended #BethRigby #CouncilTax #crypto #currency #DonaldTrump #elections #farage #local #news #nigel #politics #reform #sky #SkyNews #Trump #uk

Government responds to calls for a 'full review' of council tax and stamp duty

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/petition-council-tax-stamp-duty-33767102

https://www.europesays.com/britain/13825/ How to fix Britain’s mad tax system #AndyHaldane #BankOfEngland #Britain #Business #ChrisEtherington #CouncilTax #DanNeidle #HMRC #IncomeTax #InheritanceTax #JamesQuarmby #JeremyHunt #NationalInsurance #News #oecd #RachelReeves #RobertSalter #StephensonHarwood #Tax #TaxPolicyAssociates #TaxSystem #Taxes #Treasury #UkTaxLaw #UkTaxPolicy #VAT

Edinburgh suspends 300% second homes tax after eight days

Edinburgh Council has suspended its 300% council tax premium on second homes just eight days after implementation, following…
#Edinburgh #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #Scotland #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #CouncilTax #GreatBritain #Localgovernment #PropertyTaxation #secondhomes
https://www.europesays.com/uk/890528/

https://www.europesays.com/britain/10717/ Edinburgh suspends 300pc second homes tax after eight days #CouncilTax #Edinburgh #Money #Property #SecondHomes #Standard #UK #UKProperty #UnitedKingdom

Single mum-of-three saves £1,000 a month while working 20 hours a week

Emma Smith, 34, from Glasgow claims to save £1,000 a month – money she puts towards swimming lessons,…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #Business #Childcare #CouncilTax #Energy #Energybills #Finance #PersonalFinance #Singlemum #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/514307/

Single mum-of-three saves £1,000 a month while working 20 hours a week

Emma Smith, 34, from Glasgow claims to save £1,000 a month – money she puts towards swimming lessons,…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #Business #CA #Canada #childcare #Counciltax #Energy #EnergyBills #Finance #PersonalFinance #Singlemum
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/583855/

https://www.europesays.com/videos/2569/ How can you avoid the April price rises? #AprilBills #AwfulApril #BillIncreases #BillsRise #BroadbandCosts #CostOfLiving #CostOfLivingCrisis #CouncilTax #EnergyBills #EnergyPriceCap #EnergyPricesUk #GovernmentSupport #HelpWithBills #HouseholdBills #HouseholdFinances #InflationUk #itv #ItvNews #LivingCostsUk #MobilePhoneBills #MoneyAdvice #ofgem #UKEconomy #UkEnergy #UkHouseholds #UtilitiesUk #WaterBills

Major new recycling rules affecting all UK homes come into force today

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/major-new-recycling-rules-uk-33693092

UK households urged to brace for 'awful April' as bills set to soar

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-households-urged-brace-awful-33689556

The latest Council Tax bill just dropped through the letterboxes of countless people across Anglesey today.

The cost? £2227 for the year. £42 per week. For a rabbit hutch bungalow.

A fundamentally regressive tax that no party ever wants to make fairer.

#anglesey #counciltax #councils #taxation #wales #cymru

The latest Council Tax bill just dropped through the letterboxes of countless people across Anglesey today.

The cost? £2227 for the year. £42 per week. For a rabbit hutch bungalow.

A fundamentally regressive tax that no party ever wants to make fairer.

#anglesey #counciltax #councils #taxation #wales #cymru

The latest Council Tax bill just dropped through the letterboxes of countless people across Anglesey today.

The cost? £2227 for the year. £42 per week. For a rabbit hutch bungalow.

A fundamentally regressive tax that no party ever wants to make fairer.

#anglesey #counciltax #councils #taxation #wales #cymru

The latest Council Tax bill just dropped through the letterboxes of countless people across Anglesey today.

The cost? £2227 for the year. £42 per week. For a rabbit hutch bungalow.

A fundamentally regressive tax that no party ever wants to make fairer.

#anglesey #counciltax #councils #taxation #wales #cymru

The latest Council Tax bill just dropped through the letterboxes of countless people across Anglesey today.

The cost? £2227 for the year. £42 per week. For a rabbit hutch bungalow.

A fundamentally regressive tax that no party ever wants to make fairer.

#anglesey #counciltax #councils #taxation #wales #cymru

UK households to pay over £150 more as three key bills soar from tomorrow

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/uk-households-pay-over-150-33688063

Defiant Trafford council leader faces down no confidence vote

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/defiant-trafford-council-leader-faces-33632308

High levels of debt on essential UK bills are the ‘new normal’, warn campaigners https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/16/debt-high-levels-essential-bills-uk #BorrowingDebt #HouseholdBills #EnergyBills #Money #ConsumerAffairs #MortgageArrears #FamilyFinances #UkNews #RentingProperty #CouncilTax #Mortgages #Poverty

High levels of debt on essential UK bills are the ‘new normal’, warn campaigners https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/16/debt-high-levels-essential-bills-uk #BorrowingDebt #HouseholdBills #EnergyBills #Money #ConsumerAffairs #MortgageArrears #FamilyFinances #UkNews #RentingProperty #CouncilTax #Mortgages #Poverty

High levels of debt on essential UK bills are the ‘new normal’, warn campaigners https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/16/debt-high-levels-essential-bills-uk #BorrowingDebt #HouseholdBills #EnergyBills #Money #ConsumerAffairs #MortgageArrears #FamilyFinances #UkNews #RentingProperty #CouncilTax #Mortgages #Poverty

High levels of debt on essential UK bills are the ‘new normal’, warn campaigners https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/16/debt-high-levels-essential-bills-uk #BorrowingDebt #HouseholdBills #EnergyBills #Money #ConsumerAffairs #MortgageArrears #FamilyFinances #UkNews #RentingProperty #CouncilTax #Mortgages #Poverty

Division over major new rule coming into every tip in Greater Manchester

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/division-over-major-new-rule-33586633

WASPI 'many don't realise' warning over DWP support scheme

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/waspi-many-dont-realise-warning-36845266

WASPI 'many don't realise' warning over DWP support scheme

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/waspi-many-dont-realise-warning-36845266

WASPI 'many don't realise' warning over DWP support scheme

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/waspi-many-dont-realise-warning-36845266

RE: https://mastodon.world/@Jon6705/116141966217015833

⚠️ reminder ⚠️

we still pay #counciltax without getting services. we are being robbed & #gaslit to believe it's our responsibility to clean the streets.

i will not pick up litter if it doesn't include collective refusal to pay council tax & picketing the council. the money is with the #BillionaireClass & their corporations who get the outsourced council contracts to service us. stop #PublicServicePrivatisation & give ppl decent jobs with good wages.

and the #BBC should point this out. #press

Council tax up 3.9% as Swansea Council plans £13m savings and extra cash for roads and events

Council tax rise and savings set out

The council says the increase works out at around £1.01 a week for a Band B home. Of the 3.9%, around 0.5% would go to the Mid and West Wales Fire Service, meaning the council’s own share is closer to 3.4%.

To keep the rise at that level, the authority says it needs to make £13m in new savings and efficiencies in the coming year.

Extra money for roads, events and neighbourhood improvements

A new Economic Growth Fund is being proposed to target issues residents raise most often, including road conditions and the look and feel of neighbourhoods.

According to the council, the fund would include an extra £3m for resurfacing and potholes, taking next year’s roads budget to more than £12m within a wider £37m allocation for highways and transport.

The council says the fund would also support events, tourism and community initiatives, including additional investment in Christmas activities.

More money for schools and social care

Schools would receive an above‑inflation uplift of £12.3m, taking the total education budget to £240.4m.

Services for vulnerable adults, children and anti‑poverty work would see a £10.9m increase, bringing the total to £206.9m.

Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council, said the budget aimed to protect frontline services while responding to issues residents regularly raise about road repairs and street cleanliness.

Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council, said:

“We have a strong track record of using our money wisely and driving down our costs which means we can now put record funding into vital services such as schools and social services.

“But we’re also looking to go further and faster in tackling the other issues residents care about in their communities, particularly road repairs and keeping our streets clean.”

Street cleaning, fly‑tipping and footpaths

The draft budget includes permanent funding for deep‑cleaning teams worth £474,000, alongside £250,000 for fly‑tipping enforcement and £150,000 for bridleways and footpaths.

The council says it will also continue initiatives such as free bus travel days, food support grants and Swansea Spaces.

The proposals will be considered by Cabinet on February 19 before going to Full Council next month.

Reform-led Worcestershire set to issue England’s largest council tax rise https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/09/reform-worcestershire-council-tax-england-largest-rise #Worcestershire #LocalGovernment #ReformUk #SpecialEducationalNeeds #England #Politics #Education #Society #UkNews #CouncilTax #Money

Council tax alert as important check could save you 'thousands'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/money-saving/council-tax-alert-important-check-33190260

Major UK tax changes coming into force in 2026 - including income, inheritance and duty hikes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/major-uk-tax-changes-coming-33085380

Everything going up or down in price in 2026 - from households bills, to transport costs and holidays

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/everything-going-up-down-price-33113663

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zNGBzCb7988

#Reform's 🤮 Councilor in #Durham Dumb-Dumb #DarrenGrimes 🤮raises your #counciltax

In a word, vote for Reform = Voting for fail-up fuckups

#ClassWar #farright #extrêmedroite

#UKisGrim

'I followed Martin Lewis advice and got £5,989 council tax paid back'

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/i-followed-martin-lewis-advice-36442674

How Manchester bosses are defending maximum council tax rise when things aren't actually as bad as usual

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-council-tax-rise-hike-33002960

Mancs set to pay 4.99pc more council tax next year - despite town hall's £94m boost

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/mancs-set-pay-499pc-more-32987914

https://www.europesays.com/uk/595394/ Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £26bn #Britain #CouncilTax #England #GreatBritain #IncomeTax #NorthernIreland #OBR #OfficeForBudgetResponsibility #RachelReeves #Scotland #TaxThresholds #TheChancellor #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales

@Alternatecelt @adrianww @peterbrown @LaChasseuse @Wen Galloway needs democratic accountability, which Dumfries and Galloway Council is much too large, and much too under-resourced, to provide.

Scotland, generally, needs both local government reform -- we don't currently have any local government -- and in particular local government finance reform (which tinkering with #CouncilTax rates will not do); but to do that we need to get oligarchic power out of local politics, and that, too, is hard.

https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/analysis-shows-why-council-tax-reform-could-be-incredibly-difficult

Many eyes will glaze over at the mention of local government finance, but its reform must be tackled by any UK government that claims to be progressive.

#UKPolitics #CouncilTax #LocalGovernment #Housing

If you're interested in the reform of #CouncilTax -- which you should be -- there's a current consultation you can respond to, and should. It isn't, of course, nearly radical enough -- it's an exercise in turd-polishing, not in seriously trying to address the problem. But the more people who say so, the more likely we are to get real change.

#ScotPol

https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-future-council-tax-scotland/

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

Kent becomes latest local authority controlled by Nigel Farage’s party to signal intention to raise council tax

A Reform UK-run council where the party sought to pilot drastic cost-cutting plans is going to have to raise council tax, a cabinet member has admitted.

Services at Kent county council were already “down to the bare bones”, said Reform’s cabinet member for adult social care, Diane Morton. It makes Kent the latest local authority controlled by Nigel Farage’s party to signal its intention to raise council tax.

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

#councilTax #DianeMorton #fantasyEconomics #Kent #taxHike

https://www.ft.com/content/95f73ea8-6169-46a4-af2a-19d23dc7631f “Neidle told the FT that it made sense to abolish stamp duty and “replace it with a modest, broad-based land value tax assessed on site value, not buildings”” #LandValueTax #UKPol #TaxReform #CouncilTax #StampDuty #housing #shortage

https://nation.cymru/news/plans-to-replace-unfair-council-tax-still-on-the-cards/ “The current system is unfairly weighted against those who experience difficulty in paying. I want to shift the focus from harmful escalation towards supportive prevention” #Wales #housing #LandTax #TaxReform #equity #shortage #CouncilTax #georgism