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Sample: Margin notes on a council tax letter

A sample Lifestyle article and the first part of the Margin notes on… series, showing margin notes and an Instagram post.

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This is a sample article in the Lifestyle category and part 1 of the Margin notes on… series. The contents list is switched off for this one using the tick box in the admin, because it is short.

Every spring, a letter arrives that most of us open, wince at and file away. Here it is again, read slowly, one line at a time.

The first line that matters is your band. It decides almost everything else on the page, and it is based on a valuation most people have never seen.

The second is the discounts section. A single-person discount is common, but it is not applied automatically everywhere. If you live alone and it isn’t shown, ask.

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Your council tax bill explained in four slides: what your band means, what the money pays for, and how to ask for a review.

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