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BUSINESS
LGA seeks cash to defend legal claim
By Dan Peters | 04 April 2018
The Local Government Association (LGA) is seeking financial support from across the sector as it ...
WHITEHALL
Details of ministry error will come in the summer, says Sunak
By Mark Conrad | 27 March 2018
Local government minister Rishi Sunak has said a breakdown of £36m in overpayments made to 28 aut...
WHITEHALL
Senior figures united in bid for increased sector funding
By EXCLUSIVE by Mark Conrad | 20 March 2018
Local government bodies have discussed jointly lobbying ministers over much-needed investment ami...
WHITEHALL
IFS implores action over growing social care funding chasm
By Heather Jameson | 20 March 2018
The Government will need to scrap its funding reforms, significantly boost top-ups or centralise ...
WHITEHALL
Javid orders review after second finance mistake
By Mark Conrad | 20 March 2018
The Government has ordered a review after being forced to admit a second mistake in as many month...
WHITEHALL
Chancellor misses yet another opportunity
By Stephen Houghton | 13 March 2018
Steve Houghton says time is fast running out for local government finance.
WHITEHALL
Hammond offers little respite for council finances
By Heather Jameson | 13 March 2018
Council finances were offered little respite in chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement.
BUSINESS RATES
Councils to share risk of business rates appeals
By Hiba Mahamadi | 06 March 2018
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is looking to develop a ‘centralised ri...
FINANCE
Clearing the complexities to make rates retention work
By Heather Jameson | 01 March 2018
The latest figures from the Institute of Fiscal Studies highlight the huge complexities of implem...
FINANCE
Cash divide fears over business rates retention
By Heather Jameson | 27 February 2018
Business rates retention could create even bigger divides between the income and needs of local a...
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