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The government's Council Tax freeze deal helps to cut residents' cost of living.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Letter asking council staff to inform local taxpayers of their legal rights to challenge their Council Tax banding.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles calls for an end to unnecessary translations.
Written Ministerial Statement by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles on the use of translation services by local authorities.
Eric Pickles helps with Council Tax bills.
All 195 billing authorities that bid for transition funding to help them in the first year of running Council Tax support will receive money.
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has today published advice on how local authorities can deliver sensible savings by reviewing taxpayer funding of trade unions.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announces an increase in the number of councils intending to freeze their Council Tax.
Finalised local government settlement delivers 1.3% change.
Letter from Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis about the government's scheme to help councils freeze Council Tax bills in England.
Written ministerial statement about the finalised local government settlement 2013 to 2014.
Eric Pickles talks about rising to the challenge of delivering local public services.
The Communities Secretary hailed new rules for 2013 that mean taxpayers can now choose to pay their bill over 12 months rather than 10.
New style local settlement to reward striving councils with more income.
Letter from Brandon Lewis to all leaders and chief executives of local authorities.
This oral statement is about finance for English local authorities for 2013 to 2014 and 2014 to 2015.
Local Government Minister Baroness Hanham welcomes the ‘Fighting Fraud Locally’ end of year review.
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announced that over 6 million families will keep getting a weekly bin service.
The legal minefield that can pressure councils into giving large pay offs to chief executives they want to dismiss is to be ended.
Baroness Hanham praised the efforts made by Wiltshire Council to manage their assets and save Council Tax payers' money.
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