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Scotland could face council tax debt 'explosion' warns watchdog

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Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) said thousands of struggling people last year were nearly £7m in arrears.They are calling on the Scottish Government to consider wiping out the debt or creating a special hardship fund.CAS, which advises people with money problems, says council tax debt is the number one issue their network deal with.In 2019/20, they said 2,257 people sought help from them over a debt issue involving council tax, with arrears totalling £6.8m.CAS fears the end of furlough and payment protection schemes will put added pressure on family budgets.Myles Fitt, CAS spokesperson for Financial Health, said:“Scotland is potentially facing an explosion of council tax debt in 2021.“The figures before the pandemic are bad enough, but the.

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