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Scottish Budget proposes new council tax bands
FINANCE

Scottish Budget proposes new council tax bands

By Martin Ford | 13 January 2026

The Scottish Government is proposing the creation of two new council tax bands in an effort to increase funding for local authorities.

BUDGET 2025

Responsibility without autonomy

By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 December 2025

Despite the Government’s promises of devolution, the Budget treated councils as mere delivery age...

REORGANISATION

Ministers' question time

By Jonathan Carr-West | 30 September 2025

Jonathan Carr-West looks at the reorganisation proposals submitted to the Government, and the que...

FINANCE

Calls for fair funding tax flexibility

By Martin Ford | 22 August 2025

The Government has been urged to lift the council tax referendum limit to help local authorities ...

FINANCE

LGA warning over fair funding transition

By Martin Ford | 18 August 2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned proposed fair funding transition arrangements w...

FINANCE

Grant funding's phase-in

By Ann McGauran | 02 July 2025

The fair funding review 2.0 has landed, but will it put the whole of a beleaguered sector onto a ...

POLITICS

Uncertain times

By Jonathan Carr-West | 20 May 2025

Following spring's seismic shift in politics, councils face a 'dauntingly busy' summer, writes Jo...

ELECTIONS

Reform gains in English local elections

By Emily Twinch | 02 May 2025

Labour has held onto key mayoralties even though it looks like Nigel Farage’s Reform UK will make...

ELECTIONS

Power up local leaders and metro mayors

By Zoë Billingham | 01 May 2025

While many political commentators will jump on today's election results as a litmus test for the ...

REORGANISATION

Most of public 'not following closely' reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 22 April 2025

Almost two-thirds of the public are not engaged with local government reorganisation, according t...

REORGANISATION

Spring of hope

By Jonathan Carr-West | 19 March 2025

Discussions around reorganisation must go beyond merely redrawing boundaries to avoid dashing gro...

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