Local authorities will be forced to make ‘deep cuts to important services' if the Government pushes ahead with resetting the business rates baseline in 2026-27, the District Councils' Network (DCN) has warned.

In a response to a government consultation, DCN, which has estimated that the total net loss for districts from the reset before transitional protection would be around £230m in 2026-27, called for a delay until 2027-28