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Lorna Baxter

Lorna Baxter

Lorna Baxter is chief finance officer at Oxfordshire CC

Articles by Lorna Baxter

The beginning of a new normal

By Lorna Baxter | 07 December 2021

In her final column as Society of County Treasurers president, Lorna Baxter reflects on local gov...

Council tax urgently needs updating

By Lorna Baxter | 14 September 2021

Lorna Baxter says that while council tax is not a broken tax it is one that 'urgently needs updat...

If past Government 'levelling up' interventions haven't worked, what will?

By Lorna Baxter | 04 August 2021

Lorna Baxter says levelling up is about inequalities in pay, housing, health, employment and skil...

Where did it all go wrong on audit?

By Lorna Baxter | 23 June 2021

Lorna Baxter says we need to be able to show taxpayers how we have spent their money and that pro...

Tackle high needs before it is too late

By Lorna Baxter | 12 May 2021

Lorna Baxter says the statutory override in place until March 2023, which allows for a negative h...

Let's see what happens on longer-term funding

By Lorna Baxter | 31 March 2021

Lorna Baxter gave evidence at the Public Accounts Committee in response to the NAO report on loca...