Council Tax payers to have right to spread payments over 12 months

Published by 24publishing for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Central Government, Communities, Local Government, Universal Credit

Monday 26th November 2012 - 1:13pm

From next April, Council Tax payers will have the right to pay their bills in 12 monthly instalments instead of 10. The move was confirmed by the parliamentary under secretary of state for Communities and Local Government, Brandon Lewis, following a question in Parliament earlier this month by Thérèse Coffey, Conservative MP for Suffolk Coastal. Dr Coffey asked Mr Lewis "what assessment he has made of whether there is any reason why local authorities should not...

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