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Taxable homes up

24 November 2010

The number of homes that qualified for council tax payments increased by 133,000 across England l...

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CIL set for major facelift

24 November 2010

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Scots under fire for unclear spending strategy

24 November 2010

CIPFA Scotland has criticised the country’s government for failing to publish spending plans for ...

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CIPFA head urges future restraint over public spending

24 November 2010

A decade of public spending rises has led to the classic ‘boom and bust’ cycle in public finances...

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Money Matters

24 November 2010

It remains to be seen whether the Localism Bill will herald a new dawn of local decision-making, ...

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ACCA raises fears over level of audit scrutiny

16 November 2010

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'Armchair auditors' log on to check councils

16 November 2010

An army of online ‘armchair auditors’ – local residents who are using new transparency laws to sc...

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A month to publish budget details

10 November 2010

Local government minister, Bob Neill, has warned councils that have yet to publish online their s...

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Seasonal advice to avoid debt

10 November 2010

Solihull MBC is encouraging residents to budget ahead of Christmas, to avoid debt issues in the n...

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Cuts could spark fraud spike, councils warned

10 November 2010

Town hall spending cuts could leave councils exposed to a higher risk of fraud by disgruntled emp...