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Andrew Burns

Andrew Burns

Andrew Burns is past president of CIPFA

Articles by Andrew Burns

FINANCE

COVID-19: Councils need more money to survive in the longer term

By Andrew Burns | 07 April 2020

Andrew Burns says the Government must offer councils ‘significant additional, direct and speedy’ ...

FINANCE

The rising trend of inter-authority lending

By Andrew Burns | 11 March 2020

With a Treasury review of the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) underway, Andrew Burns looks at some...

FINANCE

Putting our finances on a secure footing

By Andrew Burns | 09 October 2019

Andrew Burns examines how councils can ensure financial sustainability and put local services on ...

SOCIAL CARE

Is this a sustainable first step away from austerity?

By Andrew Burns | 11 September 2019

Andrew Burns says the Spending Round sent a strong positive signal, but short- and medium-term qu...

FINANCE

Progress is being made

By Andrew Burns | 18 July 2018

Andy Burns looks back on his year as president of CIPFA

FINANCE

Achieving financial resilience and sustainability

By Andrew Burns | 05 June 2018

Andrew Burns outlines three key lessons that need to be learned if local government is to ensure ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Lessons for local government in the wake of Carillion

By Andrew Burns | 06 February 2018

Andy Burns offers some advice for the sector following the collapse of the outsourcing giant.

FINANCE

Andrew Burns: We must be better at justifying our commercial decisions

By Andrew Burns | 10 October 2017

Andrew Burns outlines some of the key principles enshrined in the upcoming revised CIPFA Prudenti...

FINANCE

Sustainability, collaboration and digital

By Andrew Burns | 12 July 2017

On becoming CIPFA president, Andrew Burns says he will concentrate on financial sustainability, t...

FINANCE

Councils must understand the risks of commercial investments

By Andrew Burns | 10 May 2017

Councils should not take higher commercial risk without the necessary improvement in commercial c...

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