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PLANNING

Promote localism to save high streets, says updated Grimsey review

By Ann McGauran | 22 June 2020

Scrapping high street business rates and promoting localism alongside green spaces and fewer cars...

FINANCE

Business rates grant money could be clawed back, says IFS

By Heather Jameson | 14 June 2020

Central government funds given to councils to pay for grants and business rates waivers may have ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Four months before action taken on second business rates error

By Dan Peters | 29 May 2020

Senior Whitehall officials were not told about a second major error in the administration of busi...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: No bail outs for commercial investments

By Heather Jameson | 22 May 2020

Plans to bail out councils struggling with their finances could vary between authorities - but th...

FINANCE

Road to disaster?

By Judith Blake | 20 May 2020

With a huge proportion of income vanishing almost overnight, there is the very real possibility t...

BUSINESS RATES

Difficult questions lie ahead for Government and the sector

By Graeme McDonald | 19 May 2020

Graeme McDonald says we have some important decisions to make and a challenging new future to pla...

FINANCE

Questions raised over rates retention

By Dan Peters | 19 May 2020

Senior Local Government Association (LGA) figures have called for the sector to reappraise its su...

WHITEHALL

Discretionary business grants fund expected to be over-subscribed

By Dan Peters | 12 May 2020

Councils expect to be swamped with applications to a new discretionary fund created to help small...

FINANCE

Whitehall delays revaluation of business rates

By Laura Sharman | 06 May 2020

The Government has confirmed the planned revaluation of business rates will no longer take place ...

BUSINESS RATES

We must take stock

By Bob Neill | 06 May 2020

Sir Bob Neill says that in the ‘grown-up public discussion’ that he hopes will take place after t...

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Lead the future of multi-agency child protection in Cheshire East. Apply for this job

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