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FINANCE
Government urged to devolve council tax powers
By Emily Twinch | 31 July 2024
The Government should devolve the power to fix council tax rates to local authorities, a think-ta...
FINANCE
Time for a frank debate on funding
By Heather Jameson | 23 July 2024
Heather Jameson talks to the new chief of CIPFA Owen Mapley about having hard things to say to t...
LGA
Matching up to a new Government
By Paul Marinko | 16 July 2024
New LGA chair Louise Gittins tells Paul Marinko how she plans to pick up the pace to net the sect...
GENERAL ELECTION
Managing the art of the possible
By Rob Whiteman CBE | 08 July 2024
Despite the urgent issues in local government that need addressing by the new Government, the rea...
COUNCIL TAX
Scrap council tax referendum limits, says DCN
By William Eichler | 03 July 2024
District councils should have the powers to increase council tax referendum limits to at least 10...
FINANCE
The next government will have to fix the broken finance system
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 28 June 2024
The manifestos contained a welcome agreement on multi-year settlements, but big questions remain ...
BUSINESS RATES
We can fix the system
By Greg Stride | 25 June 2024
Amid rising costs to the sector, the prospect of local government keeping a share of national tax...
SOCIAL CARE
Big questions over Labour's intentions
By Heather Jameson | 19 June 2024
Heather Jameson asks what a Labour super majority would mean for local government policy.
COUNCIL TAX
Highlighting the barriers to productivity
By Tracy Bingham | 18 June 2024
With productivity plans being finalised in councils country-wide, Tracy Bingham says she is 'look...
FINANCE
Greens to push for council tax revaluation
By Dan Peters | 14 June 2024
Elected Greens will push for a re-evaluation of council tax bands to ‘reflect big changes in valu...
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