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FINANCE

Gove unveils £54bn finance settlement

By Martin Ford | 16 December 2021

The provisional local government finance settlement for 2022-23 represents an additional 4% incre...

FINANCE

Welcome words on business rates should be backed up in settlement

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 14 December 2021

The secretary of state now has a real opportunity to improve matters by introducing a business ra...

COUNCIL TAX

The Government should push on fast with reorganisation

By Ben Page | 13 December 2021

Anyone looking at bold plans for the future should bite the bullet on reorganisation and get it d...

HEALTH

Scottish ministers defend Budget impact on councils

By Mark Conrad | 10 December 2021

Scottish Government ministers have defended the impact of country’s Budget on councils amid warni...

FINANCE

Welsh Government to work with local authorities on council tax reform

By Chris Mahony | 07 December 2021

The Welsh Government has pledged to work with local authorities in revamping council tax followin...

BUSINESS RATES

Empowering engagement: The future of Council Tax collection post-pandemic

By Steven Johnson | 06 December 2021

Stephen Johnson looks at some steps councils can take to help build a next-generation service to ...

BUSINESS RATES

Council U-turns on second homes tax hike

By Martin Ford | 30 November 2021

Conwy CBC is the latest authority in Wales to struggle with its approach to reining in the number...

PLANNING

Councils promised tax overhaul

By Martin Ford | 23 November 2021

Reform of council tax, including devolved powers for local authorities, are among the plans in a ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Will funding land next month to help levelling up?

By Paul O’Brien | 17 November 2021

Councils will await with interest December’s annual financial settlement to see where funding lan...

COUNCIL TAX

Authorities under pressure

By Ann McGauran | 17 November 2021

Fears about councils’ financial sustainability remain in the wake of the Spending Review, includi...

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