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POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Second home owners paying up on council tax, leaders say
By Neil Merrick | 23 June 2026
Most second home owners who face double council tax are paying up rather than selling or converting their properties to holiday lets, according to council leaders in areas with large numbers of tou...
FINANCE
The funding faultlines that could divide streets
By Gabriel Stewart | 16 June 2026
Analysis reveals stark funding disparities between neighbouring councils under the Government’s f...
POLICY AND POLITICS
The public will accept straight talk from politicians so long as there is a rationale
By Michael Burton | 20 May 2026
By claiming the public could have both high public spending and low taxes, the main parties opene...
FINANCE
Funding the future: Local government finances, reform and resilience
By Michael Burton | 11 May 2026
Against the backdrop of mounting fiscal pressures, more exceptional financial support requests an...
FINANCE
Lack of commitment on Adjustment Support Grant could be significant for some councils
By Tracy Bingham | 07 May 2026
Tracy Bingham says that while the one-off Adjustment Support Grant was intended to offset a reduc...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Roll out fiscal devo across nations
By Laura Hughes | 06 May 2026
As the All-Party Parliamentary Group on local government launches an inquiry into fiscal devoluti...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Professor in fiscal devolution dispute warning
By Neil Merrick | 30 April 2026
Fiscal devolution is almost certain to create disputes between regional mayors and councils over ...
FINANCE
Is income tax assignment a step change in English devolution?
By Mark Sandford | 22 April 2026
Kevin Muldoon-Smith and Mark Sandford say assigning a share of income tax locally could strengthe...
FINANCE
Fiscal devolution: A test of seriousness for government and places
By Mike Emmerich | 20 April 2026
If government and mayoral strategic authorities are willing to match fiscal responsibility and th...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Greens propose council tax replacement
By Dan Peters | 14 April 2026
The Scottish Greens have proposed replacing the current council tax with a residential property t...
FINANCE
Call for Welsh tax divergence from England
By Martin Ford | 20 March 2026
Wales should diverge from England on local taxation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has r...
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