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HEALTH
Report proposes sweeping tax increases
By Michael Burton | 11 November 2020
A new health and social care tax raising £17bn should be the centrepiece of sweeping tax increase...
FINANCE
Councils tax discounts reach record high
By Martin Ford | 29 October 2020
More than 2.5 million people have claimed a discount on their council tax bills according to the ...
FINANCE
Think tank calls for rates reform
By Michael Burton | 26 October 2020
Council tax and business rates should be reformed as part of a major overhaul of the UK’s tax sys...
BUSINESS RATES
Counting the hidden costs of COVID-19
By Chris Buss | 23 September 2020
There are a host of hidden costs from COVID-19 that will creep out of the woodwork over time to i...
FINANCE
Councils face £3bn COVID-19 funding gap
By Martin Ford | 22 September 2020
Financial pressures within local government will outstrip additional funding by around £3.1bn thi...
COUNCIL TAX
Why councils should support the expansion of Fair for You
By Damon Gibbons | 22 September 2020
As part of their plans to reshape financial support for residents, councils should enter into fo...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Staring into the jobs abyss
By Ann McGauran | 22 September 2020
With the furlough scheme due to finish at the end of next month, can local government support COV...
COUNCIL TAX
What's the recovery position?
By Martin Ford | 27 July 2020
The chancellor has opened the door to a less generous funding settlement for public services, but...
BUSINESS RATES
It's time for a serious, adult conversation on future funding
14 July 2020
While the Government is right to caution against councils overexposing themselves on commercial i...
FINANCE
Think tank calls for sweeping reforms to local taxes
06 July 2020
A group of former Treasury special advisers have called for revaluation of the council tax and re...
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