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Welsh councils' dismay at settlement

The grant settlement in Wales for next year – up by 2.9% to £3.9bn - has dismayed local councils.

Local taxation has been one of the knottiest political issues of the last decade — any change produces losers, and every loser is a lost vote.

The Scottish Government is planning to introduce a local income tax which would be set nationally at 3p in the pound.

Edinburgh City Council's congestion charge proposal had everything going for it — except public support.

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