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NOW COUNCILS PLAN STEALTH TAXES	NOW COUNCILS PLAN STEALTH TAXES. Published August 2009.
LAND TAX 'AN ATTACK ON MIDDLE CLASSES'	LAND TAX 'AN ATTACK ON MIDDLE CLASSES'. Published August 2009.
Council tax officials pocket perks worth thousands as they travel world on 'patio tax' fact-finding mission	Council tax officials pocket perks worth thousands as they travel world on 'patio tax' fact-finding mission. Published August 2009.
Council tax bills may have to rise to cover gold-plated public retirement funds	Council tax bills may have to rise to cover gold-plated public retirement funds as pensioners are 'refusing to die'. Published July 2009.
Time to scrap such an unaffordable tax	Time to scrap such an unaffordable tax. Published July 2009.
It's time to resolve the council tax problem	It's time to resolve the council tax problem by Christine Melsom. Published July 2009.
Lavish payoffs for 'boomerang' council bosses	Lavish payoffs for 'boomerang' council bosses. Published July 2009.
Rule change won't up council tax	Rule change won't up council tax says CIPFA. Published July 2009.
Rule change sparks council tax fear	Council tax bills 'about to hit £1,500'. Published July 2009.
Council to write off £1.8 million in unpaid taxes	Council to write off £1.8 million in unpaid taxes. Published July 2009.
Unpaid tax bills leave authorities £10m short	Unpaid tax bills leave authorities £10m short. Published July 2009.
1,000 homes a month facing a tax rise	1,000 homes a month facing a tax rise. Published July 2009.
Council's £1million wages error	Council's £1million wages error. Published July 2009.
Denham rebuffs call to end council tax cap	Communities secretary John Denham rebuffs CIPFA's call to end council tax cap. Published July 2009.
Brown's £1,200 tax bombshell	Brown's £1,200 tax bombshell. Published July 2009.
Council write off millions in bad debt	Council write off millions in bad debt. Published June 2009.
Families pay £720 more in council tax as bills rise 105% since Labour came to power	Families pay £720 more in council tax as bills rise 105% since Labour came to power. Published March 2009.
Council tax keeps on creeping up	Council tax keeps on creeping up. Published March 2009.
100 ways to cut the Council Tax without cutting key services	100 ways to cut the Council Tax without cutting key services. Published February 2009.
Anger over Labour's 'secret plan to push up council taxes'	Anger over Labour's 'secret plan to push up council taxes'. Published February 2009.