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Redesigning business rate appeals
By Andrew Muter | 23 November 2016
The business rate appeals system is broken and focus must be given to eliminating waste, argues A...
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Hammond urged to tackle budget black hole
By Thomas Bridge | 16 November 2016
Local government has united to demand financial clarity from next week’s Autumn Statement amid fe...
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Viva the evolution
By Heather Jameson | 09 November 2016
Former Oldham Council leader Jim McMahon has just landed the role of shadow local government mini...
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Finding the right financial path
By Norma Atlay | 09 November 2016
Local government finance officers need to find the safe route to balancing budgets but there are...
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Winners and losers in the new system
By Michael Burton | 26 October 2016
Plans to localise 100% of business rates represent a finance revolution in which there will be bo...
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Taking care of business rates
By Adele Taylor | 26 October 2016
A full understanding of the complex picture of business rates reform is crucial if local governme...
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The hidden dangers of business rates
By Haydn Rogan | 26 October 2016
With business rates devolution looming large, do councils need greater powers to combat local ‘ph...
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Planning for the rates revolution
By David Phillips | 26 October 2016
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) today launched the first of a series of studies into local...
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Plan to protect authorities' funds
By Dan Peters | 26 October 2016
An insurance scheme that councils can choose to pay into to protect their funding after the move ...
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IFS: Stark warning for counties over business rates formula
By Heather Jameson | 26 October 2016
County councils face a double whammy of rising care costs and dwindling revenues as local governm...
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An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
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An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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