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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Sam Barker

Council tax rebate: Local council takes £150 OUT of bank accounts instead of paying it

A Kent council has said sorry after accidentally taking £150 from residents' bank accounts instead of paying the figure as an energy bill rebate.

Council tax rebates worth £150 have started dropping into the bank accounts of thousands of households across the country.

The cash comes from the government, and is meant to help people in council tax bands A to D with the cost of rising energy bills.

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