Proceeding contribution from Graham Stringer (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 7 November 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill on Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill.
Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill
My contribution will be short. When Albert Einstein wrote the general theory of relativity it was said that only three people in the world, including him, could understand it. Similar things were said when Isaac Newton wrote the ““Principia””. No such lavish claims have ever been made about the number of people who understand local government finance, although I suspect that over the years it has become so complicated—
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- 2005-06
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Council tax benefits Devolved matters Council tax Delegated legislation Households Increases Local government Pensioners Local government finance Property Prices Valuation Taxation Tax rates and bands Timetables Take-up Valuation Office Agency
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- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill 2005-06
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