COUNCIL LEADERS WANT SYSTEM FOR RETURN OF LANDFILL TAX

There is a new claim that local councils could be paying up to 3 billion pounds in landfill tax over the next four years. The figures have come for the Local Government Association, which is pressing for a way to return money raised by the tax to local authorities.

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COUNCILS WARNED TO PREPARE FOR ENERGY MONITORING ROLE

Local authorities have been told to start finding ways to monitor their carbon emissions before new legislation comes into force. The think-tank, the Local Government Information Unit, has said it expects the Energy White Paper to set new objectives for energy efficiency.

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