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FINANCE
West Midlands scrap plans for business rates hike
By Heather Jameson | 24 July 2019
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has ruled out a rise in business rates for the region.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Planning amid the certainty of uncertainty
17 July 2019
John Hewitt says finance directors and their teams have been working ‘minor miracles’ in signing ...
WHITEHALL
Emergency settlement call as councils face financial cliff-edge
By Dan Peters | 15 July 2019
Calls have been made by a think-tank for a one-year emergency local government settlement with co...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Showtime by the seaside
By Michael Burton | 09 July 2019
Ministers, mandarins, town hall, Whitehall and more all met in Bournemouth last week for the Loca...
FINANCE
Court date set for councils' £2bn tax dispute with NHS trusts
By Naomi Larsson | 08 July 2019
A court date has been set for the long-running legal dispute between councils and NHS trusts over...
FINANCE
Grabbing a larger slice of the cake
By David Phillips | 03 July 2019
On paper, cash-strapped councils face many options for raising revenue. As they await the Spendin...
BUSINESS RATES
LGA asks for review of revaluation deadline change
01 July 2019
Proposed changes to business rates revaluations would prove ‘incredibly problematic’ for councils...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Gwynne goes for Broke
By Dan Peters | 26 June 2019
Shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne has demanded his opposite number explains how his...
WHITEHALL
Spending Review poses 'challenge' for fair funding
By Martin Ford | 18 June 2019
A minister has said a one-year settlement for local government would pose a ‘challenge’ for imple...
BUSINESS RATES
Business rates revaluation brought forward
By Martin Ford | 13 June 2019
The Government is to press ahead with bringing forward the next business rates revaluation, it ha...
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