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New bid to create 'safe' home for town hall cash

24 September 2009

Plans to improve the way councils manage £30bn in cash assets in the wake of the Icelandic bankin...

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County bid to end equal pay dispute

23 September 2009

Cumbria CC has made individual settlement offers, in a bid to end a long-running equal pay dispute.

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Council tax freeze ahead

22 September 2009

The Scottish finance secretary has hinted that council tax bills would be frozen for another year...

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Britain set to retain AAA rating

22 September 2009

Britain’s beleaguered public sector finance officials have received a timely boost, after credit ...

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TUC leader's warning over spending cuts

22 September 2009

The leader of Britain’s union movement has warned town halls not to indulge in ‘slash and burn ec...

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Unions 'reluctantly' settle on pay

18 September 2009

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Council pay bill cut by 3.6% in '09

17 September 2009

Councils have already made £150m in cuts to the local government pay bill, according to the LGA.

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Ex-council chief returns to court in costs battle

17 September 2009

The legal battle between a former council managing director and her employer is set to return to ...

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Money Matters

10 September 2009

At CIPFA we have long recognised the importance of the chief finance officer (CFO), not just in ‘...

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Thrift in the city saves £6.2m

10 September 2009