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Tax debt written off

Councils in Wales have written off more than £15m in council tax and business rate debt, according to a BBC survey.

Councils in Wales have written off more than £15m in council tax and business rate debt, according to a BBC survey.

Freedom of Information requests to all 22 local authorities in Wales revealed that councils wrote off £5.4m in council tax during 2011/12, and £9.6m in business rate debt.

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