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Speech by Secretary of State Eric Pickles to the Local Government Association conference on 3 July 2013.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Deregulation Bill protects householders from unnecessary bin penalties.
5 year freeze on Council Tax and £3.8 billion for social care announced in today's Spending Round.
Eric Pickles welcomes the improvement in the Council Tax collection rate.
Call for evidence launched into ways of significantly reducing the costs of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Letter from the Department for Communities and Local Government confirming Council Tax freeze grants for 2013 to 2014.
Letter to police and crime and commissioners informing them of their ongoing Council Tax freeze grants.
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles proposes a toughening up of rules governing local authority publicity.
The government's Council Tax freeze deal helps to cut residents' cost of living.
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.
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