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Tax benefit savings raise fears for poor

27 October 2010

Smith Square has called for swift meetings with Whitehall departments designed to ease the impact...

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1% PWLB rate hike could hit council finances

27 October 2010

The cost of council borrowing could rise by 25% as a result of an interest rate hike at the Publi...

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Money Matters

27 October 2010

Perhaps my expectations were too high, but when retail tycoon Sir Philip Green’s public sector ef...

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Anger over unitary's £5m payoffs to bosses

20 October 2010

Wiltshire Council came under fire last week for spending £5m on payoffs for senior managers.

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Pensions hike would hit staff hard, warn unions

13 October 2010

Town hall staff would struggle to cope with Lord Hutton’s suggested hike in pension contribution ...

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East of England faces 'alarming-low' public investment

13 October 2010

A report into the economic health of the east of England has revealed the region’s local resident...

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Money Matters

13 October 2010

Among the raft of initiatives coming from the Government are two which promise new sources of fun...

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A costly 'mistake'

07 October 2010

Hertfordshire CC has been given one month to correct its books, after an accounting error totalli...

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Osborne signals new council benefits powers

07 October 2010

Councils are to be given new responsibilities for capping welfare benefits, the chancellor, Georg...

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Housing subsidy faces the axe, says Shapps

06 October 2010