# 32. New Towns and Council Tax

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Podcast: [Take Me Home](https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-me-home-7058908)
Published: 2025-08-18T12:16:17+00:00
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## Resource

Sebastian gives an update on the new towns proposed by the Labour government. Will they be nice places where people want to live? Hilary questions the current way of assessing the amount of council tax people pay and explains what the government is doing to fix it.Get in touch: sdp.org.uk, hilary.salt@sdp.org.uk, sebastian.moore@sdp.org.uk

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