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London Councils maintains it wants 100% retention in face of government claim

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) belief that councils do not want 100% business rates retention is wrong, London Councils has maintained.

By Hiba Mahamadi | 17 January 2018

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's (MHCLG) belief that councils do not want 100% business rates retention is wrong, London Councils has maintained.

In a report to a meeting of London Councils' executive yesterday, the organisation's strategic lead for finance, performance and procurement, Paul Honeyben, repeated the call for full rates retention.

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