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FINANCE
New radicals
By Jonathan Carr-West | 23 February 2016
Analysing the results of the LGiU/The MJ finance survey, Jonathan Carr-West explains why the Gove...
FINANCE
Union demands end to council tax freeze
By William Eichler | 19 February 2016
GMB Scotland has demanded an end to the eight-year freeze on council tax.
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs use poll to plea for fresh fiscal powers
By Dan Peters | 16 February 2016
Local government needs fiscal devolution and more powers to secure a financially sustainable futu...
FINANCE
Cambridgeshire deploys social care precept amid tax freeze
By Thomas Bridge | 16 February 2016
Cambridgeshire CC will deploy the social care precept amid a freeze on council tax, following wid...
WHITEHALL
LGA hits back at 'unfair' council tax claim
By MJ reporter | 12 February 2016
Local authorities are justified in using council tax to expedite the delivery of new homes on to ...
FINANCE
Local government on the brink
By Dennis Reed | 10 February 2016
The combined authorities initiative, hailed as ‘English devolution’ to empower local government, ...
WHITEHALL
White Van Man on . . . the end of the year accounts
03 February 2016
I mean, my council has suddenly decided all the pavements need a going over so the place is full ...
HEALTH
MPs: Lack of fiscal devo is 'nonsensical'
By Heather Jameson | 03 February 2016
Devolving power without fiscal devolution is ‘utterly nonsensical,’ a new House of Commons report...
WHITEHALL
LGA rapped over 'disappointing settlement response'
03 February 2016
A senior Tory Local Government Association (LGA) councillor has criticised his own organisation’s...
FINANCE
Jobseekers 'must not pay council tax'
By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016
Asking people on jobseekers’ allowance to pay council tax is unfair, the Department for Communiti...
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