{"id":43751,"date":"2017-02-11T02:24:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T19:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/less-of-the-burden-when-reporting-on-tax-forecasts-please-brief-letters\/"},"modified":"2017-02-11T02:33:34","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T19:33:34","slug":"less-of-the-burden-when-reporting-on-tax-forecasts-please-brief-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/less-of-the-burden-when-reporting-on-tax-forecasts-please-brief-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Less of the burden when reporting on tax forecasts, please | Brief letters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSurrey\u2019s council tax | Headline writing | Rob Titchener\u2019s return | Daleks and plungers | Architect\u2019s Weetabix | Archie MacphersonWhile the people of Surrey await full disclosure of precisely what was said, by who, and when, from their county council to the government on the issue of council tax rises (Report, 9 February), it is not unfair to point out that there certainly were compelling reasons for council leader David Hodge to try to get a special deal over the issue. Polling has shown that the proposed referendum would very likely have been defeated and, linked with that, it seems more than probable that the Tories would have lost many of their seats.Rev Andrew McLuskeyStanwell, Surrey\u2022 Disappointing to see the Guardian has joined the BBC in its use of the presumptive and value-laden word \u201cburden\u201d when reporting on tax forecasts (Report, 8 February). This can only contribute to a tacit assumption of neoliberalism as the economic default position for the UK, and reflects poorly on a newspaper with a proud tradition of offering alternative and radical fiscal analysis.Dave YoungLondon Continue reading…
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