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FINANCE
Councils losing £250m a year through business rates avoidance
By Dan Peters | 17 January 2020
Councils are losing £250m a year due to businesses avoiding paying their rates, new research has ...
FINANCE
Scottish Government resists business rates devolution plan
By Dan Peters | 16 January 2020
Public finance minister Kate Forbes has hit out at opposition proposals to devolve control of bus...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Government prepares for new rate reliefs
By Dan Peters | 14 January 2020
The Government has started to prepare the ground for the introduction of new business rate relief...
FINANCE
Business rates retention pilots come under fire
By Martin Ford | 08 January 2020
Piloting of business rates retention has been criticised by local government treasurers.
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: 100% business rates retention could be back on agenda
By Dan Peters | 07 January 2020
Full retention of business rates could shoot back up the agenda as part of a long-awaited Governm...
FINANCE
NHS business rates claim rejected by High Court
By Martin Ford | 12 December 2019
Councils have successfully defended a claim for billions of pounds of tax relief for NHS trusts.
BUSINESS RATES
Friday the 13th
By Tony Kirkham | 04 December 2019
Friday the 13th is usually seen as an unlucky day, says Tony Kirkham - but he hopes the next one...
BUSINESS RATES
One third of 2017 Scottish revaluation appeals unresolved
By Martin Ford | 28 November 2019
Almost three quarters of business rates revaluation appeals in Scotland have so far resulted in n...
FINANCE
Councils should be leading the queue for reinvestment
By Cllr Nick Forbes | 27 November 2019
What does the LGA's Labour Group want from a new Government on local finance? Councils' funding m...
SOCIAL CARE
Deliver the funds we need to excel
By Cllr Mike Haines | 27 November 2019
What does the LGA Independent Group want a new Government to deliver on local finances? National ...
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