WHITEHALL

Call for 'ability to pay' model

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 February 2017

Shadow local government minister Jim McMahon has called for a new model of council funding based ...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: 'It's make or break time' - annual finance survey

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2017

Results of the latest LGiU/The MJ annual finance survey lead to stark warnings on the fiscal futu...

BUSINESS

Charities probed over business rates avoidance

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2017

Five charities are being investigated for putting their funds at risk due to suspected business r...

FINANCE

Stymied by out-dated business rates

By Heather Jameson | 01 February 2017

Heather Jameson argues local government funding must move away from mechanisms of a bygone age.

FINANCE

'Incentivising growth' key to rates retention

By James Evison | 01 February 2017

The challenge of moving to 100% business rates retention will be how to incentive ‘all kinds of g...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Brexit 'must work for councils'

By Mark Conrad | 01 February 2017

Prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit negotiations must secure beneficial access to the European Un...

FINANCE

Assessing the state of the state

By Jo Miller | 01 February 2017

Jo Miller says local government must avoid the 'I'm alright Jack' attitude if we are going to rea...

FINANCE

Time to look at different devolution models

By Peter Moore | 01 February 2017

Unfair funding anomalies will continue to grow unless there is a stepped change, writes Pete Moore.

WHITEHALL

Government climbdown possible over revaluation

By Dan Peters | 24 January 2017

The Government has cooled on its wish to move from five-yearly to three-yearly business rate reva...

FINANCE

100% rates retention on its way as Bill receives second reading

By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2017

Legislation that will pave the way for 100% business rates retention passed its second reading in...

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Chief Executive

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Head of Housing, Revenues and Customer Services

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