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  2. Westminster City Council - Wikipedia

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    The new council formally came into its powers on 1 April 1965, at which point the old boroughs and their councils were abolished. [9] [10] In 1966 the city was granted the dignity of having a lord mayor. [11] The council's full legal name is "The Lord Mayor and Citizens of the City of Westminster", but it is generally known as Westminster City ...

  3. Council Tax - Wikipedia

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    Council Tax Benefit was a means-tested rebate that potentially rebated 100% of a claimant's Council Tax bill. The rebate would be reduced by a fifth of any qualifying income above a certain level; benefits did not qualify for this calculation, but most other income did. In effect, Council Tax Benefit was a rebate for people with low incomes.

  4. City of Westminster - Wikipedia

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    In 1585 the Westminster Court of Burgesses was established to administer certain judicial powers in an area known as the City and Liberty of Westminster. [6] Westminster Council House, also known as Marylebone Town Hall: Completed 1920 for the old St Marylebone Borough Council and now serves as main meeting place of Westminster City Council.

  5. As financial collapse looms, Westminster puts tax measure on ...

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    The sales tax has brought in $81.5 million since it first passed in 2016. Money from the tax makes up roughly a quarter of the city's operating budget. As financial collapse looms, Westminster ...

  6. Lall v Westminster City Council - Wikipedia

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    Lall v Westminster City Council was a 2013 case in England where barrister Surinder Lall who is blind successfully challenged Westminster City Council who wanted to apply the "bedroom tax" to his housing association property. [1] Lall argued that the room in question had never been a bedroom meaning he should not face a reduction in housing ...

  7. Business rates in England - Wikipedia

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    The income from business rates currently does not go directly to the local authority (unlike Council Tax); rather, it is pooled centrally and redistributed to the authorities. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] In financial year 2014–15, authorities in England collected a total of £22.9 billion in business rates, representing 3.53% of the total UK tax income and ...

  8. Westminster City Hall - Wikipedia

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    In the late 19th century the parishes of St Margaret and St John held their meetings at the old Westminster Town Hall in Caxton Street. [1] However, after the enlarged Metropolitan Borough of Westminster was formed in 1900, [2] civic leaders decided the Caxton Street building was inadequate for their needs, and decided to find larger facilities; they selected an existing building in Charing ...

  9. Westminster Council plans to crack down on ‘wild’ Airbnbs

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    Almost 2,500 out of 10,500 short-term lets are suspected of breaking rules