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Mets fear effects of cuts on deprived areas

24 June 2010

England’s urban metropolitan centres have warned further cuts to local government grants are like...

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£21k threshold set for a two-year pay freeze

24 June 2010

Unison general secretary, Dave Prentis, has accused the Government of ‘declaring war’ on public s...

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London boroughs 'could lose £355m'

24 June 2010

Local and regional government in London looks set to lose out by at least £355m as public sector ...

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Councils to mull over passing on VAT rise

24 June 2010

A question mark hangs over whether local authorities will pass on the rise in VAT on its charging...

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The Budget

23 June 2010

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Budget reaction

23 June 2010

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Warning follows move to suspend projects

17 June 2010

A widely anticipated Whitehall moratorium on un-contracted local infrastructure projects has begu...

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'Use pension cash' to boost infrastructure

17 June 2010

Plans to encourage local authority pension funds to invest in major public transport infrastructu...

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Borough goes online

17 June 2010

Guildford residents are among the latest who can go online to find out how much the borough counc...

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'Safe haven' fund plan to protect council cash

16 June 2010

Councils could be thrown a financial lifeline by the Local Government Association before next wee...