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Council budgets hit by plan to hike audit fees

06 December 2007

The Audit Commission has revealed plans to hike its audit fees in what is likely to be a bitter b...

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Scheme to promote ethical pension funding launched

05 December 2007

A new tool for local government pension funds has been launched, after revelations that only one...

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Money Matters

05 December 2007

It’s that time of year again, when we’re all finding out, probably with a degree of disappointed ...

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We need the freedom to innovate

28 November 2007

Councils are not making use of all their powers due to fear of the legal consequences, and govern...

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Pressure is on as Government reaches borrowing limit early

28 November 2007

Concerns have been raised after the Government announced it had reached its annual borrowing limi...

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Councils should use competition to cut costs

28 November 2007

Councils could make millions more in savings by exploiting markets and using more competition to ...