Council war moving into courtroomSteve Patterson, Staff Writer
The report stated that “As standards of education have risen, both as to actual teaching and as to the quality and amenity of buildings, more and more subsidies from tax payers money have been needed and more and more money has had to come from the rates.” It seems a recurring message...
The council approved a 9.99% rise in council tax and a budget containing plans for “unprecedented” cuts to services at a meeting nine months ago. More than 50 Labour councillors voted through the 2024/25 budget described by the city’s Conservative group leader as “a double whammy of high...
A New Chapter On February 27th, in the Desheng School (International) Gymnasium, the grand inauguration ceremony of the Fourth Student Governing Council took place. The venue was decorated in a simple yet solemn manner. The wor...
caregiving and rest. This can lead to "bandwidth tax", where families are focused on the day-to-day and not be able to plan for the long-term. Beyond providing social assistance, we want to partner families as they work towards their aspirations and reinforce their strengths to build bette...
Help to create a stable and expanded tax base Help to control city spending and work to find new revenue sources Work with other elected officials to eliminate and prevent unfunded mandates that drive up taxes Continue to work to make the 5th Ward a safe place to live, work and play throug...
Firstly, I pay my council tax and Birmingham City Council HAS NOT SWEPT our STREET and the other streets nearby in over eight months (Lansdowne Rd, B21), our house was broken into FIVE times in one month and the police DID NOTHING are we not paying for this service WMP, though the ...
At Full Council meeting on 6th February Izzy raised the issue of Birmingham City Council sending out letters to residents in receipt of single person discount on their council tax. The letter told them to go online within 3 weeks of the date of the letter to declare their continued eligibil...
The Dorset Council wide Dog related Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) came into force on the 1 January 2021. During the first month Dorset Council focused on advice and guidance to dog-owners explaining the new rules. The PSPO places restrictions on dog owners in control of their dogs....
At its 53rd meeting, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council proposed inserting a new section to the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act that would give the Government the power to potentially withdraw retrospective show cause notices in a move that could benefit multiple real money ...