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Welsh Government confirms council tax changes
COUNCIL TAX

Welsh Government confirms council tax changes

By Martin Ford | 30 September 2025

The Welsh Government is to extend the time allowed before council tax enforcement can take place.

LEGAL

Gwynedd to appeal court block on second homes clampdown

By Martin Ford | 29 September 2025

Gwynedd Council is preparing to launch an appeal after losing a legal challenge to its clampdown ...

POLITICS

Reform UK plan to overhaul LGPS sparks backlash

By William Eichler | 01 September 2025

Reforming the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales (LGPS) could save taxpayers ar...

FINANCE

Audit costs rise by 238%, research reveals

By Izzy Lepone | 19 August 2025

Audit reform ambitions have ‘failed’, creating ‘market chaos’, researchers from the University of...

FINANCE

CIPFA's Mapley: Merger with ICAEW will 'strengthen collective voice'

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2025

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and the Institute of Chartered ...

POLICY

Peers pass fire and hire exemption

By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2025

Councils with financial problems that are placed under government intervention may be exempt from...

WALES

Lessons in lockstep

By Paul Marinko | 17 July 2025

Jayne Bryant talks to Paul Marinko about how Wales’ national government has worked hard to protec...

FINANCE

CCN: Tourist tax would raise more than £200m

By Neil Merrick | 16 July 2025

County councils in England could potentially raise more than £200m each year by levying a £2 per ...

COHESION

Councils fear riots repeat

By Neil Merrick | 15 July 2025

Councils fear a repeat of last summer’s riots without ‘significant government investment in commu...

SOCIAL CARE

WLGA defends councils over Covid funds

By Martin Ford | 10 July 2025

The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has defended the role of councils in distributing s...

PAY

Employers urged to better 3.2% pay offer

By Dan Peters | 04 July 2025

Trade unions Unison, GMB and Unite have written to local government employers urging them to bett...

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