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DEVOLUTION
Mayors to share income tax by 2028
By Martin Ford | 30 July 2026
Every mayor will be offered a share of income tax and business rates retention, the Government has announced.
BUSINESS RATES
Burnham's small business rates plan could cost £880m a year
By William Eichler | 06 July 2026
Andy Burnham’s proposed rates reforms could help cut business rates for over 100,000 small busine...
DEVOLUTION
Burnham's devolution mission
By Martin Ford | 30 June 2026
Poised to enter No10, Andy Burnham has put devolution firmly at the centre of his leadership pitc...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Burnham puts devolution at centre of leadership pitch
By Martin Ford | 29 June 2026
Andy Burnham has pledged the ‘biggest rebalance of power our country has ever seen’ as he prepare...
SIGOMA
New leadership, shared priorities: SIGOMA's next chapter
By Chris Cooke | 24 June 2026
The upcoming AGM will help shape SIGOMA’s future strategy, says Mayor Chris Cooke.
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Second home owners paying up on council tax, leaders say
By Neil Merrick | 23 June 2026
Most second home owners who face double council tax are paying up rather than selling or converti...
FINANCE
The funding faultlines that could divide streets
By Gabriel Stewart | 16 June 2026
Analysis reveals stark funding disparities between neighbouring councils under the Government’s f...
POLICY AND POLITICS
The public will accept straight talk from politicians so long as there is a rationale
By Michael Burton | 20 May 2026
By claiming the public could have both high public spending and low taxes, the main parties opene...
FINANCE
Funding the future: Local government finances, reform and resilience
By Michael Burton | 11 May 2026
Against the backdrop of mounting fiscal pressures, more exceptional financial support requests an...
FINANCE
Lack of commitment on Adjustment Support Grant could be significant for some councils
By Tracy Bingham | 07 May 2026
Tracy Bingham says that while the one-off Adjustment Support Grant was intended to offset a reduc...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Roll out fiscal devo across nations
By Laura Hughes | 06 May 2026
As the All-Party Parliamentary Group on local government launches an inquiry into fiscal devoluti...
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