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COUNCIL TAX
Council tax rises are set to continue
By Rob Whiteman | 18 April 2023
Given the economic outlook, even councils where tax has risen may still need to use reserves to b...
FINANCE
Labour pledges to freeze council tax
By Dan Peters | 30 March 2023
Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to spend £2.7bn freezing council tax for a y...
SOCIAL CARE
Going on the offensive to explain reality of council finances
By Phil Avery | 28 March 2023
With the current cost of living pressures facing residents, Phil Avery sets out why Swindon Counc...
FINANCE
County council leaders issue 'bleak' finance warning
By William Eichler | 23 March 2023
County councils need to make £1bn worth of savings to cope with ‘unprecedented’ financial pressur...
FINANCE
District councils 'starved of cash,' leaders warn
By Mark Whitehead | 22 March 2023
District councils have claimed they are being starved of cash while county authorities are allowe...
COUNCIL TAX
4 wheel drive woman on... council tax
21 March 2023
Oh, Tarquin, just how hard can it be?
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Budget 2023: The austerity elephant
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 17 March 2023
Forced cutbacks and savings from councils over the next few years risk outweighing the new regene...
FINANCE
Scots see council tax hikes of up to 10%
By Heather Jameson | 15 March 2023
Most local authorities in Scotland have raised their council tax by around five percent, after an...
COUNCIL TAX
An agent of change
By Dan Peters | 14 March 2023
Unitarisation was a positive thing for Buckinghamshire, says chief executive Rachael Shimmin. Dan...
FINANCE
Croydon approves 15% tax hike
By Dan Peters | 09 March 2023
Croydon LBC has approved a 15% council tax increase as part of a 2023-24 budget that was original...
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