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BUSINESS

Welsh Government looks at holiday home reforms

By Naomi Larsson | 26 August 2021

Holiday home owners in Wales could be charged the full amount of business rates amid claims peopl...

FINANCE

Tax 'loophole' costs councils £110m

By Martin Ford | 09 August 2021

New research suggests business rates relief for holiday lets is currently worth £110m a year.

FINANCE

Business rates appeals to cost £1bn

By Martin Ford | 06 August 2021

Councils in England are braced for a £1.2bn loss as result of business rates appeals this year.

BUSINESS RATES

Making the most of business rates

By Paul Hilsdon | 02 August 2021

Paul Hilsdon highlights issues councils should look at when they consider whether they are maximi...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

It's only a win if everyone succeeds

27 July 2021

For SIGOMA members – unitary and metropolitan councils across England – funding service fairly is...

FINANCE

MPs call for urgent finance reforms

By Heather Jameson | 19 July 2021

Councils should be given more flexibility to raise their own taxes and social care funding urgent...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils push back over reserves raid threat

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2021

Council chiefs have pushed back as the Treasury eyes up the sector’s reserves in the run up to th...

BUSINESS RATES

Treasury launches consultation for business rates revaluations every three years

By Laura Sharman | 30 June 2021

The Treasury has made further moves towards business rates revaluations taking place more frequen...

BUSINESS RATES

Call for council powers on short-term lets

By Martin Ford | 23 June 2021

Oxford City Council has pressed the Government for new laws around Airbnb-style short-term lets.

FINANCE

The financial hole is not as deep as it looks

By Rob Whiteman | 16 June 2021

We can say with confidence that the hole councils are in is not as deep as it looks, says Rob Whi...

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