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FINANCE
'No unanimity' on online sales tax
By Martin Ford | 16 December 2022
Prospects for an online sales tax have suffered a setback after a consultation found a lack of co...
FINANCE
Gove unveils 'blueprint' for council spending
By Heather Jameson | 12 December 2022
All councils will see a 3% increase in spending for the next financial year, a central government...
WHITEHALL
A blueprint for finances
By Lee Rowley | 12 December 2022
Following the Government’s policy statement ahead of next week’s Finance Statement, local governm...
WASTE
Autumn Statement: A curate's egg for districts
By Ian Miller | 21 November 2022
Tracy Bingham and Ian Miller say that without bold changes in legislation and policy the ability ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
For now, investment zones look like another short term wheeze
By Mike Emmerich | 19 October 2022
Mike Emmerich looks at the possible future for investment zones – and offers the chancellor some ...
PLANNING
The devil is in the detail
By Martin Reeves | 27 September 2022
As the dust settles on last week’s not so mini-Budget, Martin Reeves says the creation of up to 3...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Mini-Budget: Government in 'early discussions' on investment zones
By Ann McGauran | 23 September 2022
The Government is in ‘early discussions with nearly 40 places’ including Tees Valley and the West...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Birmingham has no alternative other than to declare a cost of living crisis
By Cllr Ian Ward | 12 September 2022
As Birmingham City Council declares a cost of living emergency, leader Ian Ward says the Prime Mi...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
More grant funding, not devolved tax powers, will support levelling up
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 31 August 2022
Sir Stephen Houghton says fiscal devolution is not a ‘levelling up’ silver bullet – and a new ref...
BUSINESS RATES
Get ready for the next crisis
By Michael Burton | 17 August 2022
During the pandemic, local government stepped up to the plate despite initial scepticism from Whi...
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- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
Director of People & Organisational Development
Up to £120,000 per annum
Design the people foundations of a new organisation before they become someone else’s legacy. Apply for this job
Director of Law, Governance & Compliance (Monitoring Officer)
c£120,000
Design how a new strategic authority governs itself, then lead it into its first mayoral term. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance and Investment (S73 Officer)
c£140,000
Build the investment capability of a new strategic authority, then lead its finances into its first mayoral term. Apply for this job
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
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