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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...
FINANCE
Taking the lead on town centres
By Simone Hines | 05 June 2019
The local government finance system has become much more reliant on economic growth, says Simone ...
WHITEHALL
Business rates system 'past its sell-by date'
By Mike Yuille | 04 June 2019
The business rates system is out of date, out of touch, unfit for purpose and ‘past its sell-by-d...
FINANCE
Medway habits must change, officers warn
By Dan Peters | 04 June 2019
Medway Council’s ‘reliance on windfalls’ is unsustainable after increased income from local taxat...
PLANNING
Labour report calls for radical tax and planning reforms
By Martin Ford | 04 June 2019
Replacing council tax and business rates are among the radical policies proposed in a report comm...
WHITEHALL
Dawes orders review of review after ministry makes same error again
By Dan Peters | 03 June 2019
The Government may have to pay out up to £15m to councils after it made yet another error in its ...
FINANCE
Legal row could drag on for two years
By Dan Peters | 31 May 2019
A row between councils and supermarkets over business rates charged on cash machines could be tie...
FINANCE
Scottish councils need more power - think-tank
By Hiba Mahamadi | 28 May 2019
Scottish local government needs a ‘renewal,’ a think tank has urged, with directly elected mayors...
WHITEHALL
£3m hit for sector threat after British Steel blow
By Dan Peters | 24 May 2019
Local government finances could receive a £2.8m business rates hit after British Steel was forced...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
- 'Fiscal devolution to be more likely with Burnham as PM'
- Government rejects SEND power expansion for councils
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)
Competitive
The strategic voice of finance at the heart of Dudley. Apply for this job
Director of Commissioning, Procurement & Contract Management
£99k - £103k
When you’re spending ten figures a year, you need to be way beyond just asking ‘how many, and how much? Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
- 'Fiscal devolution to be more likely with Burnham as PM'
- Government rejects SEND power expansion for councils
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