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They include lessening fire risks through high-tech and other mitigation measures; ensuring the availability of insurance and affordable energy; assisting homeowners and communities recover from disasters and ensuring wildfire losses are promptly and fully paid.

The party has since expressed an interest in getting the very wealthy to pay more in inheritance tax, whilst attempting to lessen the impact of the levy on those inheriting modest amounts via family homes.

Such efforts by the army do not appear to have lessened locals' fears nor the disruption to their lives.

The city should also dedicate resources to enforcing the temperature-threshold rules and to helping tenants afford their utility bills to lessen the burden, she added.

The firm, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, says it took immediate action to lessen the effect of the hack and is working quickly to restart operations.