Treasury in property tax rethink

January 18, 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is believed to be rethinking property taxes – including council tax and business rates – in a bid to balance the books post-COVID.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is believed to be rethinking property taxes – including council tax and business rates – in a bid to balance the books post-COVID.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Kensington and Chelsea LBC are among the defendants.
A coalition of child health experts has called for a wide-ranging independent commission to examine the ‘devastating impact’ of the pandemic on children.
The Local Government Association (LGA) is to talk to university experts to help councils counter a rising tide of conspiracy theories.
Paul Walker is expected to be confirmed in the role at a council meeting this week.
Kelly Tolhurst stepped down from the role for family reasons after five months in the role.
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has announced plans which will force councils to sell unused land and assets.
Council leaders have welcomed the launch of an independent review into children’s social care.
Local authorities have been told to fund free meals to schoolchildren during half-term week next month, prompting an outcry from the sector.
A judicial review hearing into the public sector exit pay cap will take place in March.
Refuse workers in Sandwell are set to receive substantial back pay following intervention by trade union Unite.
The Government need to provide a long-term financial settlement for to tackle rising demand for children’s services, experts have warned as economic consequences of COVID hit.
The total spend on British libraries has fallen by nearly £20m in the past financial year, new figures have revealed.
An inquiry examining what approach Whitehall should take to funding local government as part of upcoming spending review has been launched by MPs.
Decisions on local coronavirus restrictions should be made locally, a top World Health Organisation official has urged.
Devolved and local government has been put at the heart of the Queen’s Speech.
Council leaders launch a new data service aimed at collating residents' views on local services.
Trade union Unison last week staged a confected photo opportunity outside Parliament.
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