Debt collection gives councils a taxing time

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By December 1991 11 million summonses for non-payment of poll-tax in England and Wales had been issued. Some private bailiffs had a bad reputation so some councils now employ their own and some use a telephone debt collecting agency. Bury St Edmunds runs a raffle with prizes for prompt payers. The London Borough of Brent publishes the names of non-payers in the newspaper. Attachment of earnings orders are successful on 10% of liability orders but few have been successfully attached to social security payments. Department of the Environment figures show more problems in inner-city areas than suburban and semi-rural areas.

Laws, regulations and rules, Tax policy, Collection (Accounting), Poll tax

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Laying waste: the landfill tax

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There have been mixed reactions from environmentalists to the UK goverment's decision to increase the rate of landfill tax in its 1998 Budget. Many environmentalists feel that the landfill tax, which from Apr 1999 will be 10 pounds sterling a tonne, gives a financial incentive for reducing waste. However, it has also prompted a rise in fly-tipping. The landfill tax is regarded as playing a role in helping groups promoting recycling and waste reducing through the Environmental Bodies Credit Scheme. This allows waste management operators to allocate grants and reclaim 90% of donations.

Refuse systems, Solid Waste Landfill, Environmental policy, Sanitary landfills

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Counties come to terms with hung councils

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Since the May 1993 elections 27 out of 47 county councils in the UK are without overall control. Surrey County Council, which had been Conservative-controlled for 100 years, has four political parties represented. This requires a new culture. Working parties create different structures. Party tactics are more important in a hung council. Cheshire council, which has not had single party control since 1981, recommends planning one year at a time.

Political aspects, County councils

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