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FINANCE
Burnham settles on £7 precept
By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2018
Greater Manchester’s directly-elected mayor, Andy Burnham, will charge households an average of £...
FINANCE
Mayor defends £11 tax precept
By Mark Conrad | 25 January 2018
West Midlands mayor Andy Street yesterday defended his proposal for an £11 council tax precept af...
WHITEHALL
Districts call for council tax limit increase
By Dan Peters | 16 January 2018
Districts have called for the council tax cap to be increased so they can raise an extra £9m.
COUNCIL TAX
Local authorities left with 'no choice' but to increase council tax
By Laura Sharman | 15 January 2018
The Local Government Association (LGA) has insisted its members have been left with 'no choice' b...
FINANCE
Burnham under pressure to limit tax
By Mark Conrad | 12 January 2018
Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, is under pressure to limit his council tax precept.
FINANCE
Shadow minister quits after council tax row
By Dan Peters | 11 January 2018
A former member of the Communities and Local Government Committee has quit Labour’s frontbench af...
FINANCE
'The finance system is broken beyond the next few years'
By Heather Jameson | 11 January 2018
With the provisional local government finance settlement published so late in the day before Chri...
FINANCE
Council tax is a regressive tax - it's time to do something
By Jo Miller | 11 January 2018
With a tax based on 1991 property values, the decks are firmly stacked against a sector that is a...
FINANCE
Scots Budget reveals plan to increase income tax bands
By Heather Jameson | 14 December 2017
The Scottish Government has unveiled a draft budget which raises income tax in a bid to raise an ...
WHITEHALL
Budget 2017: Housing Revenue Account cap lifted for some
By Dan Peters | 22 November 2017
The Housing Revenue Account cap will be lifted for councils in ‘high-demand areas’ and stamp duty...
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