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      <title>A bold budget for Birmingham on the cusp of a golden decade for the city</title>
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      <description>A new draft financial plan for Birmingham City Council, designed to maximise the potential of a golden decade for the city, has been published.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2022 15:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Council Tax Hardship Scheme will provide £275 discount to 61,000 households across Birmingham</title>
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      <description>Birmingham residents in receipt of Council Tax Support will receive a £275 discount on their 2021/ 2022 council tax bill.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Additional financial support for residents struggling with council tax during COVID-19</title>
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      <description>Residents in receipt of Council Tax Support will automatically receive £150 off their council tax bill and have instalments deferred as part of the latest measures to relieve financial pressure. </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Support for residents during increase in enquiries</title>
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      <description>Residents who are in financial difficulty due to COVID-19 are accounting for up to 500 additional benefit and Council Tax Support claims every week as people seek support from Birmingham City Council.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Pilot scheme launched to help recover millions in unpaid council tax</title>
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      <description>Birmingham City Council is one of 29 local authorities chosen to pilot a scheme that will help local councils recover unpaid council tax.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 00:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
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