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I’m an economist living in Salcombe. Second homes council tax is a farce

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By Robert Yates Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Around half of Salcombe’s housing stock is second homes - iStockphoto/Chunyip Wong Are you affected by the second homes council tax premium? Email money@telegraph.co.uk Last year, councils across England began an experiment. They started charging double council tax on second homes, claiming it would stop holiday hotspots from being hollowed out and give local families a better chance of buying. As an economist and a resident of Salcombe, I wanted to see whether that was true.
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Universal Health Coverage: The decisive election agenda

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By Robert Yates Verified
| The Himalayan Times.com Verified
A clear path forward would be to guarantee free basic services for all while strengthening social health insurance for secondary and tertiary care, with contributions proportionate to income Ensuring Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is one of the defining policy challenges of the 21st century. In election periods, few issues resonate more powerfully with voters.
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SA should ditch its American healthcare system

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By Robert Yates Verified
| Daily Maverick Verified
SICK STATES OP-ED The rest of the world has learnt how to overcome the failings of the US healthcare system by replacing private health financing with public financing in the form of general taxation and compulsory social health insurance. The good news is that South Africa has a sound strategy to move towards universal health coverage.
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