Where market fees go once you have paid them
A trader’s daily fee, followed through the city’s books to the stalls, the toilets and the lorry park.
November 2, 2026 · 13 min
Property rates: who pays, and what comes back
How a rate is worked out, what the bill is for and where the money turns up again as a service.
The Plain Budget
A short letter every Sunday: one part of the budget explained, with real-looking numbers and no side taken.
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What the school line pays for, and what it does not
Desks, repairs, books and meals: which are in the city’s budget and which come from somewhere else.