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Renfrewshire Council is sitting on £1.9million of overpaid council tax, data reveals

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PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensThe largest unrefunded overpayment is more than £9,200.Paisley-based MSP Neil Bibby has called on the council to "get the basics right" and return the cash to residents urgently.But the council has insisted historic amounts are "common" and finance staff make refunds as "promptly as possible".Mr Bibby, who represents West Scotland, said: "Overpayments should be returned to taxpayers as soon as possible."We are living through an unprecedented health and economic crisis and the council has to do everything it can to help people through it."The least the council can do is make sure it is collecting the correct amount of council tax only."Renfrewshire Council should be part of a concerted effort to.

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