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By Emma Draper - Local Democracy Reporter

The Treasury Minister says he is ‘more than happy’ to work with local authorities to help them collect their rates.

 

It comes after questions from Douglas North MHK David Ashford about how they’re collected and the provision for local authorities to have more ‘autonomy’ in collecting their own.

 

Dr Alex Allinson said during the House of Keys questions on Tuesday, that he wouldn’t be discussing the potential for ‘structural’ reform of Island’s authorities

 

He says if local authorities want to ‘amalgamate’ that is up to them:

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