Tag Archives: Council Tax
Council tax increases – YES in my back yards!
Let me be open, I have a place in the “City of London” and my partner has a place in Eton which is part of “Windsor and Maidenhead”. Here is the news I am waking up to! It turns out … Continue reading
The house – get rich slow with nothing to pay in tax?
The Government’s conversation with the newspapers the elderly and wealth read is interesting. The elderly and the wealthy should know that they are going to get it in taxation so that the Chancellor can manage her books and encourage growth … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Council Tax, Housing, Pensions, stamp duty, Tax, transaction tax
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Should LGPS help pay our council’s bills?
Council tax bills are capped by Government so if the cost of services exceeds the defined contribution from council tax payers, a local authority can only cut services. In this argument. I argue that rather than bring down council tax … Continue reading
How smart pensions save councils millions
The next time you look at your council tax bill, think about this! Thanks to my friend Shaun Tetley for this article which first appeared in the Management Journal. Portsmouth City Council Save Over £1.3million with Cost-Effective Employee Savings Scheme … Continue reading
St Rumwold – we need another miracle!
The patron Saint of Cann and Melbury Abbas is St Rumbold (Rumwold), a curious Saint who only lived 3 days , dying after delivering a sermon on the Trinity while barely out of the womb. His memory was besmirched by fraudulent … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, journalism, London
Tagged A350, Boxley Abbey, C13, Cann, Council Tax, Dinah's Hollow, Dorset, Dorset County Council, EU, Europe, LGPS, Local Government Pension Scheme, Melbury Abbas, North Dorset, North Dorset District Council, pensions, Spetisbury, St Rumbold, St Rumwold
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Paying as you earn; the best way to save
Monday will see the start of the benefits changes that will climax in the full introduction of the Universal Credit in a year’s time. This is not an article about these changes. But it takes it kicks off from a brilliant … Continue reading
Posted in Change, dc pensions, Financial Education, Martin Lewis, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, St Paul's, Trades Union Congress, wonga
Tagged Citizens Advice Bureau, Council Tax, Department for Communities and Local Government, Direct debit, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Payroll, Tax, Universal Credit
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All the Queen’s Men (overtime at Romney Weir)
What do you do when you come back from Church on a wet April Sunday morning? If you live opposite Romney Weir in Eton, you can enjoy watching eight engineers monitoring how the largest archmides screw in Europe is coping with the extra flows … Continue reading
Posted in Change, happiness, Henry Tapper blog
Tagged Archimedes Screw, Church, Council Tax, Engineer, Eton, Eton College, Queen, River Thames, Romney, Romney Lock, Wikipedia, Windsor
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GIVE THE LONDON BOROUGH’S PENSION FUNDS A COMMON INVESTMENT FUND AND FAST.
GIVE THE LONDON BOROUGH’S PENSION FUNDS A COMMON INVESTMENT FUND AND FAST. Continue reading