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FINANCE
Councils back first district merger for 40 years
By Laura Sharman | 30 January 2017
Suffolk Coastal and Waveney DCs have approved plans to formally merge and create a new ‘super dis...
DCLG
Homeless figure soars by 16%
By Laura Sharman | 25 January 2017
The number of people sleeping rough in England has increased by 16% in the past year and more tha...
FINANCE
LGA backs districts following Whitehall raid on NHB budget
By Dan Peters | 24 January 2017
The Local Government Association (LGA) has backed furious districts angry after Whitehall raided ...
FINANCE
Call for Whitehall to 'publish grant details'
By Dan Peters | 24 January 2017
A council has vowed not to give up its quest to get the Government to publish details about the a...
FINANCE
Behind Surrey CC's 15% council tax rise proposal
By Cllr David Hodge | 23 January 2017
David Hodge explains why Conservative-led Surrey CC has no choice but to hold a referendum on a m...
FINANCE
Javid: Attendance allowance will not be part of rates reforms
By Sam Clayden | 19 January 2017
Attendance allowance will not be devolved to local government as part of 100% business rate reten...
FINANCE
Surrey CC confirms double-figure tax rise plan
By Sam Clayden | 19 January 2017
Conservative-led Surrey CC has confirmed it will be holding a referendum on whether to raise coun...
FINANCE
Councils get three months to publish pension details
By Mark Conrad | 18 January 2017
Marsham Street has given Wandsworth LBC and Richmond RLBC three months from their pension funds' ...
FINANCE
Not settling for less
By Sam Clayden | 18 January 2017
After the finance settlement consultation deadline, Sam Clayden speaks to some of the authorities...
FINANCE
DCLG rejects sector's warnings of insolvency
By Dan Peters | 18 January 2017
Marsham Street’s top official has insisted councils can manage with their current budgets but ref...
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- Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
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