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FINANCE

LGA to hit back at proposed council tax restrictions

By Martin Ford | 10 January 2020

The Local Government Association (LGA) is to fight proposals to restrict council tax rises to 2% ...

WHITEHALL

Jenrick hails 'biggest multi-billion pound spending increase in a decade'

By Dan Peters | 20 December 2019

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed what he describes as the ‘biggest multi-b...

FINANCE

'Unaffordable and unsustainable' care demand creates £14m funding gap

By Martin Ford | 16 December 2019

Shropshire Council officers have warned that all services are facing costs next year to cover inc...

FINANCE

It's all about the money, money, money

By Cllr Howard Sykes | 27 November 2019

What does local government need from a new Government on finance? Councils must be fully funded i...

FINANCE

Councils should be leading the queue for reinvestment

By Cllr Nick Forbes | 27 November 2019

What does the LGA's Labour Group want from a new Government on local finance? Councils' funding m...

WHITEHALL

Conservatives call for care consensus in cautious manifesto

By Paul Marinko | 25 November 2019

The Conservatives are set to keep the council tax cap, seek cross-party consensus on social care ...

FINANCE

Surge in number of council tax fraud cases

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2019

The number of council tax fraud cases uncovered by local authorities increased by a fifth over th...

FINANCE

Just a lull in the funding storm?

By David Phillips | 13 November 2019

David Phillips examines the choices the next Government will face, including whether (and how muc...

SOCIAL CARE

How are we going to make spending vows a reality?

By Heather Jameson | 13 November 2019

As the main political parties toss around their policy promises and spending pledges, they face a...

BUSINESS

IFS research claims councils need billions more in funding

By Heather Jameson | 10 November 2019

Councils will need billions of extra pounds worth of funding in the next parliament if they are t...

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