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Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a tax on domestic property, which was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, replacing the short-lived Community Charge (also known as "poll tax"), which in turn replaced the domestic rates.
The date of Edinburgh's formation as a burgh is unknown, but it is referred to as a royal burgh from the reign of David I (reigned 1124–1153). The town council of the burgh was granted the right to appoint its own sheriff by James III in a charter dated 16 November 1482.
Orange County’s commissioners voted Tuesday to spend more than $550,000 in climate change tax dollars and $12 million set aside from last year’s budget surplus. ... That will avoid an expected ...
The politics of Edinburgh are expressed in the deliberations and decisions of the City of Edinburgh Council, in elections to the council, the Scottish Parliament and the UK Parliament. Also, as Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh is host to the Scottish Parliament and the main offices of the Scottish Government.
Local politicians in Edinburgh have approved a tourist tax for visitors staying overnight the Scottish capital, introducing the first charge of its kind in the United Kingdom. ... The council ...
Scotland’s first visitor levy could see tourists pay extra to stay from July 2026
Robert Lafee Citron (April 14, 1925 – January 16, 2013) was the longtime Treasurer-Tax Collector of Orange County, California, when it declared Chapter 9 bankruptcy on December 6, 1994. The bankruptcy was brought on by Citron's investment strategies, [ 2 ] which seemed to be an effort to earn high incomes for the county, without raising taxes ...
City and royal burgh of Edinburgh (ca. 1130–1482), the initial area governed by the Edinburgh Corporation; see City of Edinburgh Council § History; City and county of the city of Edinburgh (1482–1975) Edinburgh Corporation (ca. 1130–1975), the local authority body of the burgh of Edinburgh and the county of city of Edinburgh