0 Post a comment Monday, 20 August 2018 - Community News RESIDENTS in Waverley borough owe more money to struggling Surrey County Council (SCC) through council tax than in any other borough or district in the county, new figures have revealed. At a time when local authority budgets are under enormous financial pressure, a total of £2,673,000 is owed to the county from taxpayers in Waverley according to data collected from all the 11 councils in Surrey.The total cost owed to SCC in council tax combining all 11 boroughs and districts is £19,495,000 - just £1.5 million shy of the £21m the county council proposes cutting from its Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) budget this year.SCC is reported to be facing a £100m cash crisis, one of the worst financial shortfalls in the country, with significant cuts earmarked to services supporting children, schools and families (£25.5m), public health (£2.3m), adult social care (£18.6m), … [Read more...] about Waverley worst for tax arrears
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Putin not to discuss Belousov’s idea on new taxes on high income
MESEBERG, Germany, Aug 20 (PRIME) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to hold a meeting and discuss the idea of his aide Andrei Belousov to introduce additional taxes on some national companies, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on August 19. “The president is unable to hold meetings to discuss each and every question on which the government is working,” he said, when asked whether Putin plans a meeting to discuss the issue. Experts have submitted their point of view, and Putin approved a decision to work on Belousov’s suggestion. “We see different point of views. We will form a standpoint,” he said. Earlier in August, Belousov suggested additional taxes totaling up to 500 billion rubles a year on some metals, petrochemical, and fertilizer producers, including metals companies Norilsk Nickel, Evraz, NLMK, Severstal, MMK, Metalloinvest, and Mechel, coal producer SUEK, diamond mining giant ALROSA, petrochemical holding Sibur, … [Read more...] about Putin not to discuss Belousov’s idea on new taxes on high income
The number of families forced out by the bedroom tax revealed
Dozens of families have been forced out of their homes by tougher new benefit rules in a single year. Government data reveals 45 households who moved into new social housing in Kirklees in 2016/17 had left their last address because of the new benefits cap, the so-called “bedroom tax”, or a combination of both. A further 19 households in Calderdale had done the same. Social housing includes both properties owned by the council, and those which are run by approved providers, such as housing associations. The data - published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - shows that in the 12 months to last March, some 2,325 households started a new tenancy in social housing in Kirklees. Of those, 24 said the bedroom tax was the reason they had left their last address, while seven said it was because of the benefits cap. A further 14 said it was a combination of both. In Calderdale, 14 blamed the bedroom tax, two the benefits cap, and three a combination of … [Read more...] about The number of families forced out by the bedroom tax revealed
Vape tax could extinguish State’s tobacco-free dream
By John DalyThe vaping industry welcomed a report from the UK’s House of Commons Science and Technology Committee last week that vaping products should not be treated in the same way as conventional cigarettes, and that e-cigarettes are not a significant “gateway” for young non-smokers.Following five oral evidence sessions between January and May, the committee concluded that the NHS should set a policy allowing vaping product use by patients, and the approval systems for stop smoking therapies.Vape Business Ireland (VBI) director Michael Kenneally said the report, along with many others published by organisations like Cancer Research UK, Public Health England, the Royal College of Physicians and Ash UK, clearly emphasises the lack of action by Ireland’s HSE and Department of Health, and has called for the provision of information on vaping products to Irish smokers who want to take steps to quit smoking.The VBI is an alliance of businesses spanning the vaping … [Read more...] about Vape tax could extinguish State’s tobacco-free dream
Farmers call for change in tax system
An overhaul of the tax system to assist the country’s 130,000 farmers during tough financial years could be on the cards as part of the upcoming budget.Farmers who face yet another winter of severe fodder shortages are calling for significant changes in the tax system to allow them to deposit funds in profitable years which could then be accessed in tougher years.Both the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) have put forward a farm management deposits model to ease income volatility.In Budget 2018, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe ordered officials from his department and the Department of Agriculture to meet to assess progress on implementation of the Agri-Taxation Review and especially to consider the issue of potential taxation measures to assist income stabilisation.A spokesman for Agriculture Minister Michael Creed confirmed that this review is ongoing in advance of this year’s budget, with various options … [Read more...] about Farmers call for change in tax system