WHITEHALL

'Single highest' council tax rise in decade

By William Eichler | 06 March 2017

England is facing the ‘single highest’ council tax increase in a decade, a new study has revealed.

FINANCE

Hammond comes under renewed pressure on social care

By Mark Conrad | 06 March 2017

Chancellor Philip Hammond has come under renewed pressure to invest fresh cash into adult social ...

FINANCE

Looking to the future

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Dan Peters talks to Teresa Pearce about social care, council funding and The Labour Party’s prosp...

WHITEHALL

Government struggling to implement Spending Review - report

By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2017

Town hall powers to bring forward council tax rises to tackle Britain’s social care crisis ‘may p...

FINANCE

Other taxes must now be localised along with business rates

By Michael Burton | 21 February 2017

The Government must logically now look at localising a much wider range of tax along with busines...

COUNCIL TAX

Bring on the bailiffs

21 February 2017

If at first you don’t succeed – try, try again.

FINANCE

LGA: Council tax rises will not stop deep cuts

By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2017

Council tax rises designed to tackle the social care funding crisis will not prevent deep cuts to...

WHITEHALL

Shapps wades into revaluation row

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 February 2017

A former local government minister has waded into the ongoing row over business rates revaluation.

WHITEHALL

'No council tax to fix social care gap'

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 February 2017

The Welsh Government has ruled out using council tax to help plug the devolved nation’s social ca...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Hodge denies pilot deal to drop tax referendum

By Sam Clayden | 14 February 2017

Surrey CC leader David Hodge has batted away claims his authority was offered a business rates pi...

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Service Director Resources & Performance

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This integrated team will provide expert advice, as well as ensuring a single ‘line of sight’ on resources coming into the authority. Apply for this job

Cornwall Council

Director of Public Health

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From Starting Well to Living Well and Aging Well, we’re working to deliver a comprehensive public health offer across Somerset. Apply for this job

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Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service