People given less than 12 months to live should be spared from paying council tax, two of the UK's leading end of life charities have said.

If council members were to approve a 50% or 75% exemption, the revenue loss would be about $98,000 or about $147,500, respectively, Simmons said.

The Austin City Council passed an ordinance Thursday raising to $154,000 the city's property tax exemption for homeowners over 65 or with a disability, up from the current $124,000.

Luzerne County Council voted Tuesday to expand real estate tax exemption for disabled veterans, approve a court-requested lease of a Kingston property and loan Wilkes-Barre $500,000 for emergency ...