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Town halls offered direct control of tax benefit

The Government has pledged to fund local authority council tax freezes, the chancellor, George Osborne, outlined in his Comprehensive Spending Review speech.

The Government has pledged to fund local authority council tax freezes, the chancellor, George Osborne, outlined in his Comprehensive Spending Review speech.

He told the House: ‘The local government settlement includes finding for next year's council tax freeze to help families when their budgets too are tight.'

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