COUNCIL TAX
We need a more nuanced conversation around trust
By Ben Page | 09 July 2019
Ben Page says that while trust in central Government has fallen in both Britain and the US since ...
PENSIONS
It's time for a radical rethink on exit payments
By Ian Miller | 03 July 2019
The Treasury's proposals for a cap on exit payments need a radical rethink - and ministers must ...
PLANNING
Labour report calls for radical tax and planning reforms
By Martin Ford | 04 June 2019
Replacing council tax and business rates are among the radical policies proposed in a report comm...
FINANCE
Scottish councils need more power - think-tank
By Hiba Mahamadi | 28 May 2019
Scottish local government needs a ‘renewal,’ a think tank has urged, with directly elected mayors...
BUSINESS
Experts call for revenue-boosting internet tax
By Hiba Mahamadi | 21 May 2019
Green credits and an internet transaction tax could provide valuable new revenue streams for loca...
WHITEHALL
Business rates relief control call
By Dan Peters | 20 May 2019
District councils have called for full control over the business rates relief that is awarded in ...
FINANCE
Council tax system needs 'fundamental reform'
By Dan Peters | 16 May 2019
The council tax system is ‘highly regressive and unsustainable,’ and needs ‘fundamental reform,’ ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
We need a real debate on local taxes
By Piali Das Gupta | 15 May 2019
Piali Das Gupta argues that we need a more sophisticated balance of local revenue sources for loc...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Press pause on fair funding review
By Heather Jameson | 15 May 2019
Crippled by austerity and uncertainty, councils are financially paralysed and facing failure. Hea...
COUNCIL TAX
'Smart bins' and tax cuts could help increase recycling rates - report
By William Eichler | 13 May 2019
Local authorities could use ‘smart bins’ and council tax cuts to help drive up recycling rates in...
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