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ECONOMIC GROWTH
COSLA conference: Ex-minister hints at council tax cap relaxation
By Dan Peters | 11 October 2019
A former SNP minister has suggested there could be a relaxation of the cap on council tax.
HOUSING
Spending Round still leaves uncertainties
By Ian Miller | 09 October 2019
The proposed threshold of 2% for referenda on 'excessive' council tax increases is a retrograde s...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Consultation opens on local government finance settlement
By Martin Ford | 04 October 2019
Consultation on the local government finance settlement for 2020/21 has been opened by the Minist...
COUNCIL TAX
Council to consider name change to cut 'confusion'
By Martin Ford | 20 September 2019
Members of Babergh DC will be asked to change the council’s name next month because people strugg...
COUNCIL TAX
Data the key to supporting through UC
By Deven Ghelani | 18 September 2019
As Universal Credit replaces Housing Benefit, local authorities will lose access to the rich data...
FINANCE
Preserving the delicate balance
By Bob Neill | 18 September 2019
Bob Neill says that in too many cases the delicate balance between recovering what is owed to cou...
FINANCE
Scrap the cap on council tax
By Ian Miller | 05 September 2019
Ian Miller issues a call to arms to give councils freedom over council tax rises to truly 'turn t...
SOCIAL CARE
London Councils lays out its funding priorities ahead of the spending round
By London Councils | 03 September 2019
In the run up to the spending round, London Councils sets out its priorities for the capital, inc...
WHITEHALL
Committee in council confidence risk warning
By Naomi Larsson | 21 August 2019
Confidence in councils to provide vital services is at risk of being damaged, the Housing, Commun...
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 ...
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- Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
- Rowlands set to stay on until 2028
- Government told of rising complaints at Dudley after Best Value exit
- Code at the centre of cyber alert seen on more than 40% of UK council websites surveyed
- Local government reorganisation: A genuine pause creates the conditions for a decision
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