Now The Dead Must Pay Council Tax

Gordon Brown will clobber the elderly with a savage pay-as-you-die tax bombshell that could force people to give up their home on their death, it can be revealed today.

Millions of householders will be encouraged to sign away their estate to foot the bill for soaring council tax demands.

Under the scheme ratepayers can defer inflation-busting council tax payments until they die.

Town hall chiefs will then be able claw back the cash, with interest, from the value of their estate. Over 20 years, for a couple with a typical home, that could amount to more than £73,000.'

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Dog Owners Angry as Councils Use Powers to Ban Pets From Parks

Scores of councils in England and Wales have used new powers to ban dogs from parks, open spaces and beaches, often without owners being aware of the restrictions.

In many council-run areas, owners are also being made to keep dogs on leads.

Fines for breaching the law vary from £25 to £80, but if a council decides to bring a prosecution in a magistrates’ court, the penalty rises to a maximum of £1,000.

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Just refuse to pay your council tax!!!!

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Public Sector Pay and Perks - Paid for by YOU - Will Cripple This Country for Years to Come

During a week of collapsing markets and soaring job losses, for one privileged section of society it's business as usual.

After mediation by the conciliation service Acas, a million local authority workers are being offered a 2.75 per cent pay rise.

A union leader responded sourly: 'Council workers may be disappointed.' Disappointed? Are they expecting Santa Claus?

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Thousands Bankrupted Over Unpaid Council Tax

Thousands of vulnerable people are being forced into bankruptcy as town halls use increasingly aggressive tactics to chase council tax arrears.

Some households owing hundreds of pounds are saddled with debts in five figures as a result of such action, The Times has learnt.

Pensioners and poor families have even had to sell their homes to meet huge legal costs arising from bank-rupcy orders that dwarf the original debt, according to Citizens Advice.

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Labour Planning Secret Tax on 'Nice Houses'

Tax inspectors have divided England into 10,000 new "localities" with each neighbourhood ranked on the socio-economic class of its residents and environmental factors such as crime and traffic levels.

The inspectors have even purchased demographic data disclosing how many company executives, pensioners or students live in particular streets, The Daily Telegraph has learned.

This has been collated on a secret database which is being used to assess the desirability of neighbourhoods to help determine council tax bills if Labour wins power again at the next election.

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Council Taxes To Rise For The Next 25 Years In Wake Of Icelandic Bank Collapse

Householders were threatened with crisis council tax hikes and the prospect of cuts in policing and fire cover as the devastating impact of the Icelandic banking collapse was revealed.
At least £1billion of public money has been lost in a disaster that has swept up more than a third of town halls and police authorities.
Ministers promised help for the worst-hit local authorities where severe cash shortfalls mean a risk of punishing council tax increases or deep cuts to services such as home help for the elderly.

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Perhaps if councils cut the pay of senior executives they could afford not to cut services