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Presentation made to Welsh Government officials and Welsh local government representatives at the Welsh Goverment Offices, Cardiff 31st May 2012
Authors
Stuart Adam
Senior Economist
Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.
James Browne
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- IFS
Suggested citation
Adam, S and Browne, J. (2012). 'Reforming Council Tax Benefit: Options for Wales' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/reforming-council-tax-benefit-options-wales (accessed: 2 July 2024).
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