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FINANCE

Business rate cut means big questions over funding

By Michael Burton | 19 November 2019

Does the future lie in grant funding or business rates retention? Whatever the outcome of the ele...

BUSINESS RATES

Maybe it's a fresh start for local government

By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2019

Would the demise of business rates be such a bad thing for local government, asks Heather Jameson

FINANCE

We need 10-year settlements, LGA chairman says

By Heather Jameson | 18 November 2019

Local government should have 10-year financial settlements to be able to forward plan properly, t...

FINANCE

Surge in number of council tax fraud cases

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2019

The number of council tax fraud cases uncovered by local authorities increased by a fifth over th...

BUSINESS RATES

Boris Johnson promises business rates cuts

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2019

Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the Confederation of British Industry annual conference today t...

FINANCE

Just a lull in the funding storm?

By David Phillips | 13 November 2019

David Phillips examines the choices the next Government will face, including whether (and how muc...

SOCIAL CARE

How are we going to make spending vows a reality?

By Heather Jameson | 13 November 2019

As the main political parties toss around their policy promises and spending pledges, they face a...

BUSINESS RATES

Business rates reforms will only help richest authorities, report finds

By Laura Sharman | 06 November 2019

Two-thirds of councils will see their income fall in real terms by 2025 due business rates reform...

HOUSING

Seven Ways to 'Fix' £billions of Government Grant Money

By Graham Chapman | 01 November 2019

Over eight years the local government funding formula has shifted money from poor to rich, from N...

FINANCE

MPs slam 'broken' business rates system

By Dan Peters | 31 October 2019

The Government needs to be ‘curious, proactive and creative’ in exploring alternative options to ...

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Head of Legal Services & Deputy Monitoring Officer

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Somerset Council is a place with real momentum. Apply for this job

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