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BUSINESS
MPs say 'no' to rates levy spend for housing
By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017
MPs have rejected calls to allow the infrastructure levy to be spent on housing under 100% busine...
FINANCE
How much will change under 100% business rate retention?
By Norma Atlay | 14 February 2017
Norma Atlay asks whether the new funding system for local government is a case of the emperor's n...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Hodge denies pilot deal to drop tax referendum
By Sam Clayden | 14 February 2017
Surrey CC leader David Hodge has batted away claims his authority was offered a business rates pi...
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 ...
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
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...
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...
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