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COUNCIL TAX
Policy trumps PR
By Dan Corry | 19 October 2022
Dan Corry says the Prime Minister has perhaps now learned that if a policy is fundamentally poor,...
WHITEHALL
Sector split over finance settlement
By Mark Conrad | 11 October 2022
Financial uncertainty has split opinion over whether local government should push for a multi-yea...
COUNCIL TAX
Districts need certainty on funding
By Ian Miller | 10 October 2022
A two-year settlement – even if it is worse than previously envisaged – would at least allow some...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Mini-Budget: Government in 'early discussions' on investment zones
By Ann McGauran | 23 September 2022
The Government is in ‘early discussions with nearly 40 places’ including Tees Valley and the West...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Birmingham has no alternative other than to declare a cost of living crisis
By Cllr Ian Ward | 12 September 2022
As Birmingham City Council declares a cost of living emergency, leader Ian Ward says the Prime Mi...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
More grant funding, not devolved tax powers, will support levelling up
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 31 August 2022
Sir Stephen Houghton says fiscal devolution is not a ‘levelling up’ silver bullet – and a new ref...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Welfare cuts ahead despite cost of living crisis
By Mark Conrad | 30 August 2022
Councils have warned they may have to reduce welfare spending as part of era-defining cuts to fro...
FINANCE
Welsh secretary pans tax raises for second homes
By Heather Jameson | 03 August 2022
New Welsh secretary Robert Buckland has spoken out against ‘punitive’ plans to charge more counci...
COUNCIL TAX
Council tax rebates now issued to 80% of eligible households
By Laura Sharman | 28 July 2022
Nearly 80% of eligible households have now received their £150 council tax rebate, the latest fig...
PLANNING
New council tax powers watered down
By Martin Ford | 15 July 2022
The Government is to curb proposed powers for local authorities to hike council tax on second homes.
Strategic Director – Housing and Investment
£94,943 – £110,471 + excellent benefits
The City of Lincoln Council is seeking an exceptional housing leader to shape the future of its landlord service. Apply for this job
Highways and Sustainable Transport Contract Manager
MGA £60,573 - £62,766 per annum
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Assistant Director of Governance, People & Performance (Monitoring Officer)
c.£95,000
Arun District Council is entering one of the most significant and exciting periods in its recent history Apply for this job
- Spring Statement: OBR paints gloomy picture of council finances
- Councils prepare for political turmoil
- Government should have 'leeway' to seek new council leaders' LGR views
- 'Widespread lack of understanding' to blame for key worker oversight
- The overlooked NEETs: the policy gap we can no longer ignore
Strategic Director – Housing and Investment
£94,943 – £110,471 + excellent benefits
The City of Lincoln Council is seeking an exceptional housing leader to shape the future of its landlord service. Apply for this job
Highways and Sustainable Transport Contract Manager
MGA £60,573 - £62,766 per annum
We are seeking an experienced Contract Manager with a passion for highways and sustainable transport. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Governance, People & Performance (Monitoring Officer)
c.£95,000
Arun District Council is entering one of the most significant and exciting periods in its recent history Apply for this job
- Spring Statement: OBR paints gloomy picture of council finances
- Councils prepare for political turmoil
- Government should have 'leeway' to seek new council leaders' LGR views
- 'Widespread lack of understanding' to blame for key worker oversight
- The overlooked NEETs: the policy gap we can no longer ignore
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