Council tax set to rise by six per cent
Press Review 2 March 2004
Council tax is set to increase by at least six per cent in England this year, according to figures compiled by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
Council tax rises to top inflation
News Article 2 March 2004
Council tax rates in England are set to rise by six per cent over the next financial year, according to a new survey.
Pond promotes council tax assistance
News Article 1 March 2004
The Department for Work and Pensions has launched a new campaign aimed at encouraging pensioners to apply for council tax benefits.
Councils warn ministers over spending curbs
Press Review 27 February 2004
Local government officials have warned the government that all councils, including those rated as excellent in Audit Commission league tables, have struggled to limit council tax increases.
Blair quizzed over council tax bills
News Article 25 February 2004
Michael Howard has challenged Tony Blair over Labour's pledge to stop any excessive increases in council tax.
Raynsford: Council tax rebel should not pay
Press Review 24 February 2004
The 83-year-old facing jail for refusing to pay the increase in her council tax probably should not be paying any tax at all, the local government minister suggested yesterday.
Prescott praises council tax protestor
Press Review 23 February 2004
John Prescott has described the 83-year-old council tax rebel prepared to go to prison for non-payment as a “marvellous” campaigner.
Tax cap threat has worked, claims Prescott
News Article 22 February 2004
Threats by the government to cap council taxes have worked, John Prescott has claimed.
Byers calls for council tax reform
Press Review 20 February 2004
Stephen Byers has called for town halls to be forced to hold local referendums if they plan to raise council tax by more than twice the rate of inflation.
Pensioners step up tax campaign
Press Review 19 February 2004
Pensioners are planning mass rallies to protest against more increases in council tax.
Business leaders slam call to pay more local taxes
News Article 19 February 2004
Business leaders have hit out at claims by Stephen Byers that the private sector pays too little in local taxes.
Ministers to clash with councils over tax rises
News Article 18 February 2004
Local authorities are set to clash with the government over council tax rises, according to a new survey.
Council tax set to soar
Press Review 18 February 2004
John Prescott will meet with local authority leaders this week in an attempt to prevent a series of council tax rises which are set to average seven per cent this April.
Byers to target business rates
News Article 18 February 2004
Former local government secretary Stephen Byers is set to say that businesses are paying too little in council tax.
Londoners back local income tax
Press Review 17 February 2004
Nearly three quarters of Londoners would like to see their council tax replaced with a local income tax, according to a new poll.
