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    Posted by Mary on October 15, 2020, 2:55 pm

    Cummings let off backdated council tax..

    Dominic Cummings allowed to avoid backdated council tax on second home
    Government agency rules No 10 adviser must now pay tax on Durham property built without permission in 2002
    Wed 14 Oct 2020
    Council tax must be paid on the second home in Durham in which Dominic Cummings and his family stayed during the lockdown, a government agency has ruled.

    But the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) decided not to backdate thousands of pounds in unpaid council taxes on the property since it was built on his parents’ North Lodge estate in 2002 without permission.'
    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/oct/14/dominic-cummings-must-pay-council-tax-on-second-home-in-durham

    But.

    Coronavirus: Thousands of self-employed quizzed over grants
    14 October 2020
    Thousands of people are receiving letters from the UK's tax authority questioning their claims for coronavirus support grants.

    Some 24,000 letters are being sent to people who received the self-employment support grants from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
    https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54545829

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