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Bristol City Council is the local authority for the city of Bristol, in South West England. Bristol has had a council from medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1996 the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council.
Yes, the council voted to rescind the Per Capita Tax, established in 1988, in December. Council President Craig Bowen described the nuisance tax as a “frequent source of resident complaints.”
State Farm Insurance, the largest insurance company in California, is asking regulators for the OK to raise property insurance rates by 22 percent just weeks after fires ripped through Los Angeles ...
The department handles the vast majority of California's sales, use and excise tax assessment, auditing and collection. It also collects the 1.25% Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax and various 'district taxes'. Sales & use tax; Alcoholic Beverage Tax (contracted to administer on behalf of the Board of Equalization) California Tire Fee
State Farm is seeking increases of as much as 52% for some of its residential insurance rates in California, which could ramp up the financial burden for many homeowners and renters in the state ...
A special district is defined as "any agency of the state for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries" [27] and provides a limited range of services within a defined geographic area. Most of California's special districts are single-purpose districts, and provide one service.
"State Farm to pull out of 72,000 California insurance policies," blared a Reinsurance News headline. State Farm provides nearly 21 percent of state homeowner policies, so this is big news.
In February 2025, State Farm, the largest home insurer in California, requested state regulators to approve an emergency rate increase due to the financial strain caused by payouts related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires. The company is seeking an average rate hike of 22%, effective May 1, 2025.