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Bank interest cut 'costing councils £1bn'

11 February 2009

Record low interest rates have left councils £1bn out of pocket since the Bank of England took em...

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Pressure builds on Healey to drop business rate hike

11 February 2009

Local government minister, John Healey, is under pressure to ditch a 5% hike in business rates th...

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Kemp blasts EU grants decision

11 February 2009

LGA deputy chairman, Richard Kemp, has criticised ministers for rejecting extra European Union ai...

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District View

04 February 2009

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Council rent rise of 6% branded 'scandalous'

29 January 2009

Local government has hit out at central Whitehall for raising council rents and restricting counc...

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Money Matters

27 January 2009

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Councils showed 'astonishing' lack of skills over Iceland

26 January 2009

A leading local government consultant claims he has uncovered an ‘astonishing’ lack of treasury m...

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Borough embraces web 2.0

22 January 2009

Changing demand for web services has led to a radical relaunch of one council’s website.

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NI authorities get £8m aid as downturn hits income

22 January 2009

Northern Ireland Executive finance minister, Nigel Dodds, has pledged £8m aid for councils faced ...

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Government blocks EU cash for England's poorest areas

22 January 2009

Some of the poorest regions in England have missed out on millions in European development cash a...