Government grants are declining and soon local government will be funded almost exclusively on council tax and business rates. But the most commercial minded councils are finding innovative ways to generate fresh income streams.
Alongside wearing the Local Authority of the Year crown, Leeds City Council also claimed the prize for Commercialism in the Property Estate at The MJ’s gala awards evening last June, alongside Sevenoaks DC.
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