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Small businesses to get tax reform

01 December 2010

Local government secretary, Eric Pickles, has taken measures to help small businesses and shopkee...

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London leaders' fears over £1.5bn cut in grants

01 December 2010

London’s council leaders have written to their MPs urging Parliament to help protect the capitals...

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Money Matters

01 December 2010

Well, the snow is falling heavily in Barking and Dagenham, and the gritters are out, spreading th...

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Minister attacks Lancashire chief's pay

24 November 2010

Local government minister Bob Neill has hit out at the pay packet of the new chief executive of L...

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LGA chief agrees to two thirds pay cut

24 November 2010

Government pressure has forced LGA chief John Ransford to cut his pay package by two thirds to le...

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Taxable homes up

24 November 2010

The number of homes that qualified for council tax payments increased by 133,000 across England l...

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CIL set for major facelift

24 November 2010

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Scots under fire for unclear spending strategy

24 November 2010

CIPFA Scotland has criticised the country’s government for failing to publish spending plans for ...

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CIPFA head urges future restraint over public spending

24 November 2010

A decade of public spending rises has led to the classic ‘boom and bust’ cycle in public finances...

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Money Matters

24 November 2010

It remains to be seen whether the Localism Bill will herald a new dawn of local decision-making, ...