The Local Government Finance Bill has been dropped from the legislative programme, leaving plans for business rates retention in limbo and some councils disappointed.
Chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, Rob Whiteman, told The MJ he was ‘disappointed but not surprised’ that the legislation had been dropped.
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