Labour proposes council tax aid for pensioners
Press Review 18 October 2004
Labour is considering plans to offer automatic council tax benefit to two million pensioners.
Councils threatened with tax cap
News Article 11 October 2004
Local government minister Nick Raynsford has warned town hall chiefs he will cap excessive council tax rises again.
Prescott planning pension cuts
Press Review 16 August 2004
The government is planning to cut council workers' pensions if they retire before the age of 65, according to The Times.
Capital council tax under attack
News Article 2 August 2004
Rural local authorities have attacked the level of council tax subsidy given by the government to London.
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Watchdog slams response to schools funding 'crisis'
News Article 21 July 2004
Ministers were wrong to blame councils for failing to pass funds on to schools last year, an Audit Commission report has claimed.
Council tax facing second review
Press Review 21 July 2004
Council tax reform will be the subject of a second review, after a 15-month study concluded that more work is needed on the options.
Raynsford caps councils
Press Review 20 July 2004
Local government minister Nick Raynsford has announced that he is to cap the budgets of six councils.
Council tax to be maintained but reformed
News Article 20 July 2004
Nick Raynsford has pledged to reform the council tax system, but has kicked detailed decisions into the long grass.
Council tax bills 'set to soar'
News Article 18 July 2004
Council tax is set to soar for families living in properties nearing £200,000 as part of a review to be announced by government this week.
Housing and councils benefit from rising funds
News Article 12 July 2004
The government has promised more cash for house building to overcome Britain's property price crisis.
Councils to get cuts not cash
Press Review 9 July 2004
Local authorities learned yesterday that the government believes they can make efficiency savings, rather than receiving more Whitehall cash, to keep council tax bills down.
Local authorities facing budget caps
Press Review 8 July 2004
The government will warn up to 14 English authorities, from councils to fire and police boards, that their budgets will be capped after they posted "excessive" tax rises this financial year.
Pensions black hole hits council
Press Review 1 July 2004
John Prescott is facing demands to plug a multi-billion pound black hole in council pension funds as the West Midlands revealed it is facing a £1.3 billion shortfall.
Councils could collect car tax
Press Review 24 June 2004
Local councils could collect car taxes under draft plans being considered by ministers.
