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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Budget 2023: The austerity elephant

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 17 March 2023

Forced cutbacks and savings from councils over the next few years risk outweighing the new regene...

FINANCE

Scots see council tax hikes of up to 10%

By Heather Jameson | 15 March 2023

Most local authorities in Scotland have raised their council tax by around five percent, after an...

COUNCIL TAX

An agent of change

By Dan Peters | 14 March 2023

Unitarisation was a positive thing for Buckinghamshire, says chief executive Rachael Shimmin. Dan...

FINANCE

Croydon approves 15% tax hike

By Dan Peters | 09 March 2023

Croydon LBC has approved a 15% council tax increase as part of a 2023-24 budget that was original...

WHITEHALL

Charting the lost decade

By Michael Burton | 01 March 2023

Economist Paul Johnson pulls no punches in his new book on the public finances which charts Gover...

FINANCE

Council tax freeze is down to prudent financial management  

By Cllr David Shelvey | 28 February 2023

Years of prudent financial management have enabled Central Bedfordshire Council to balance the bo...

FINANCE

Woking warns of possible section 114

By William Eichler | 22 February 2023

Woking BC has warned it is ‘in the territory’ of issuing a section 114 as it struggles with more ...

FINANCE

Council in £540m debt write off plea

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2023

Croydon LBC has asked Government to write off £540m of its debt in 2023-24 to ‘restore financial ...

FINANCE

Auditor sounded alarm over BCP budget

By Martin Ford | 15 February 2023

Grave warnings were issued about 11th hour changes to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) C...

FINANCE

Let's extend tax freedoms to all authorities

15 February 2023

If we reward failing councils with extra flexibility to raise council tax, why can’t well-run cou...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

up to £165,000

Premium jobEbbsfleet is one of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration projects, a 21st-century Garden City Apply for this job

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Assistant Director Strategy & Community Regeneration

£100,592 - £106,591 per annum

Premium jobNewcastle is a city fast gaining a reputation for its innovation and progress. Apply for this job

Newcastle City Council

Service Manager – Commercial Development

Up to £57,800 plus relocation package up to £8,000

We have two exciting opportunities to join our forward-thinking team. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council