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Thursday, 5 April 2012

Taking a break

The blog on council tax will be my last for a little while.That “rant” on the Green Investment Bank was uncharacteristic of me. If I'm completely honest, I shocked myself. As I said in the introduction and follow up, AMs and the civil service have a tough job and should be “afforded a bit of slack every now and again”. I respect, even admire and look up to, anyone that puts their head on the block and enters public service like that – whether...

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Council Tax in Wales - Are the poor paying more?

In financially straightened times, and with local elections coming up, Council Tax and it's relative burden, is becoming a hot issue. (Pic : BBC Wales) How council tax worksYou'll already know this but....Council Tax was introduced as a replacement for Community Charge (aka Poll Tax) by the UK Government in 1993. Households...