Local authorities get tough on late payers
It has been revealed that local authorities throughout the UK, especially in Scotland, are taking a firmer line against those who are later with their council tax payments and other debts. Even though many local authorities around the UK are owed literally tens if not hundreds of millions of pounds in unpaid council tax there is evidence of debt collectors being brought in to chase debts which are literally two weeks overdue.
While there are similar situations throughout the UK, the two-week overdue limit has appeared in Scotland and places many people in a difficult situation. There have even been instances where council tax for 2008/9 was paid early and because of a two-week delay in payments for the 2009/10 council tax, third parties have been brought in to "squeeze" those involved.
There have been rumours in Scotland, fed by a delay in forwarding fine income to the UK Treasury, that the Scottish executive is literally running out of money. While the SNP party denies any problems with funding north of the border there have been a number of skirmishes between the Scottish executive and the UK government regarding additional budgetary requirements. No doubt we will see the true extent of any problems in Scotland in due course.
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