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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Is there a better way for business rates?
By Gary Fielding | 19 November 2019
How keen should councils be to bind themselves to a business rates tax that appears to be in demi...
FINANCE
Business rate cut means big questions over funding
By Michael Burton | 19 November 2019
Does the future lie in grant funding or business rates retention? Whatever the outcome of the ele...
BUSINESS RATES
Maybe it's a fresh start for local government
By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2019
Would the demise of business rates be such a bad thing for local government, asks Heather Jameson
FINANCE
We need 10-year settlements, LGA chairman says
By Heather Jameson | 18 November 2019
Local government should have 10-year financial settlements to be able to forward plan properly, t...
FINANCE
Surge in number of council tax fraud cases
By Martin Ford | 18 November 2019
The number of council tax fraud cases uncovered by local authorities increased by a fifth over th...
BUSINESS RATES
Boris Johnson promises business rates cuts
By Martin Ford | 18 November 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the Confederation of British Industry annual conference today t...
FINANCE
Just a lull in the funding storm?
By David Phillips | 13 November 2019
David Phillips examines the choices the next Government will face, including whether (and how muc...
SOCIAL CARE
How are we going to make spending vows a reality?
By Heather Jameson | 13 November 2019
As the main political parties toss around their policy promises and spending pledges, they face a...
BUSINESS RATES
Business rates reforms will only help richest authorities, report finds
By Laura Sharman | 06 November 2019
Two-thirds of councils will see their income fall in real terms by 2025 due business rates reform...
HOUSING
Seven Ways to 'Fix' £billions of Government Grant Money
By Graham Chapman | 01 November 2019
Over eight years the local government funding formula has shifted money from poor to rich, from N...
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Service Manager - Regulated Services and CQC Oversight
£69,037
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven leader to join our Adult Social Care team Apply for this job
Director of Transport and Climate
£96,900 - £112,827
In Reading, we’re laying the foundations for a borough that is bold, connected and ready for what’s next. Apply for this job
Director of Planning, Economy and Public Protection
£96,900 - £112,827
Reading is one of the UK’s most dynamic urban economies. Apply for this job
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