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FINANCE
'Stop kicking us three steps back'
By Dan Peters | 05 February 2020
Our annual local government finance survey shows most councils are planning to raise council tax ...
FINANCE
Our unsustainable finance system needs a reboot
By Heather Jameson | 05 February 2020
Heather Jameson says the finance system is increasingly unsustainable and local government has no...
COUNCIL TAX
Borough seeking unitary status sparks spending row
By Martin Ford | 03 February 2020
A row over council spending has broken out between a county council and a borough authority that ...
WHITEHALL
DCN: Council tax allowance not sufficient
By Dan Peters | 28 January 2020
The Government’s proposed council tax referendum threshold of 2% or £5 for shire district council...
FINANCE
COSLA: Invest in councils before it is too late
By Dan Peters | 10 January 2020
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has launched a campaign to persuade finance ...
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...
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