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BUSINESS RATES
There is no appetite for structural change…or is there?
By Michael Burton | 10 February 2015
The King's Fund last week lambasted the Coalition's distracting NHS reforms, but local government...
FINANCE
LGA defends councils' £21bn reserve cash pile
By Jonathan Werran | 10 February 2015
Council chiefs have claimed the sector’s financial reserves totalling £21.4bn are all that stands...
FINANCE
Balls to make devolution speech
By Jamie Hailstone | 02 February 2015
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls is expected to make a speech this week promising £30bn of devolved mon...
WHITEHALL
Best laid schemes
By Jonathan Werran | 26 January 2015
Last week the Government laid out the draft Scotland Bill promising greater control of tax and sp...
HEALTH
Leader: NHS problems could be sorted out by council directors
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2015
A good team of local government finance directors could easily sort out the problems in the NHS, ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Growing financial independence
By Abdool Kara | 19 January 2015
Years of determined efforts with local partners has paid off and could put Swale BC in a position...
FINANCE
Kingston in secret talks for fiscal freedom
By Heather Jameson | 19 January 2015
Kingston upon Thames LBC has been in secret talks with the Government to be the first flagship au...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
NE businesses call for Barnett fund reforms
By Jamie Hailstone | 06 January 2015
Business leaders in the North East have added their voice to calls for the Barnett formula to be ...
WHITEHALL
Amid the cuts, let's toast to local devolved government in 2015
By Heather Jameson | 16 December 2014
And so we reach the end of the year and, despite the predictions of Armageddon that have characte...
FINANCE
Councils call for ratepayers' 'duty to notify' over business properties
By Dan Peters | 16 December 2014
Councils have called on the Government to introduce a statutory duty on ratepayers to inform the ...
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