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WHITEHALL
The dead hand of centralism holds back productivity
By Ian Miller | 20 March 2024
If councils had the tools, most if not all of them could by now have set fees to recover the full...
BUSINESS
Levelling up requires 'meaningful' devolution, business group says
By William Eichler | 20 February 2024
Business leaders have called for ‘meaningful decision-making powers’ to be devolved to local auth...
WHITEHALL
Call to end £250m business rate loophole
By Andrew Vaux | 11 January 2024
A campaign to end a loophole which is estimated could cost councils a massive £250m in lost busin...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Autumn Statement: not what it says on the tin
By Kate Ogden | 24 November 2023
Kate Ogden says it seems likely either taxes will have to rise further, borrowing will have to ri...
WHITEHALL
Autumn Statement: Business rates measures to be fully funded
By Heather Jameson | 22 November 2023
Plans to extend business rates relief will be fully funded for local authorities, the small print...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Is it time to remove the reins on local government finances?
By Alison Ring | 13 November 2023
Centralisation clearly isn’t working for England, so could radical plans for fiscal devolution be...
WHITEHALL
Land value tax could redistribute billions
By Dan Peters | 09 November 2023
A plan to reform business rates could lead to billions of pounds being redistributed from high la...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
High quality properly funded services must underpin levelling up
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 30 October 2023
Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton says local government funding needs a reset of business rates growth, a...
FINANCE
Councils are heading for the end of the line
By Andrew Blake-Herbert | 30 October 2023
There’s no time to lose. Financial pressure is mounting on councils and, says Andrew Blake-Herber...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Transforming Belfast: the power of innovation-led prosperity
By Sam Markey | 23 October 2023
By aligning strategy and investment, Belfast is increasingly globally visible as an innovation ec...
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