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Austerity fears grow amid business rates uncertainty

By Jonathan Werran | 12 July 2017

Continued ‘major uncertainty’ over the Government’s business rates retention plans is forcing fin...

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Gwynne: Stop talking down councils and councillors

By Hiba Mahamadi | 06 July 2017

Local authorities need to be given back decision-making powers, the shadow communities secretary ...

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Councils in business rates information 'black hole'

By Dan Peters | 05 July 2017

Councils that use Civica software may not be able to provide business rates relief promised by th...

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Queen's Speech leaves fiscal plans in question

By Mark Conrad | 28 June 2017

Whitehall officials are assessing how councils could control a greater share of local income with...

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Local government has been left in limbo

By Heather Jameson | 28 June 2017

A lack of finance reform legislation may give local government the chance to craft a better solut...

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Business rate as an income base requires more thought

By Michael Burton | 28 June 2017

local government needs to be realistic about the feasibility of relying on business rate for its ...

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Dawn Baxendale: Chiefs have lost their public service raison d'être

By Sam Clayden | 28 June 2017

Dawn Baxendale speaks to Sam Clayden about how Southampton City Council – and local government as...

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Local Government Finance Bill: A big let-down for the sector

By Sam Clayden | 28 June 2017

With a parliamentary agenda lacking much in terms of legislation for the next two years aside fro...

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Where next for local government financial reform?

By David Phillips | 26 June 2017

With the falling of the Local Government Finance Bill, the IFS's David Phillips assesses where th...

WHITEHALL

Austerity must be eased

By Heather Jameson | 21 June 2017

Heather Jameson says that without the return of business rates or a solution to the social care c...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Place Based Growth

£Competitive

Driving development, inward investment and economic growth. Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Director of Place Planning

£Competitive

Leading place making policies and development management. Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Executive Director, Place and Customer

up to £179,404 per annum

Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities.Essex is on the government's Priority Programme for Local Government Ref Apply for this job

Essex County Council

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