Press Associatiation report
A Labour attack on plans to scrap council tax backfired after the party used inaccurate figures in an attempt to criticise the move.

The party used the examples to claim the new charges would cost people more than council tax but failed to take account of the first £10,000 being tax free.
Under the Bill, which is currently being scrutinised by Holyrood's Local Government Committee, a salary of £17,600 would in fact cost that taxpayer £342 and £297 for someone on a salary of £16,600.
A spokesman for the Scottish Socialist Party said: "If Labour can't even understand the basics of progressive taxation then they're not in a position to criticise the Scottish service tax proposals."
A Labour spokesman said the figures were a mistake made by a party researcher which should not have happened.