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WHITEHALL
IFS: No case for increased public spending
By Michael Burton | 28 February 2023
There is no case for increased public spending despite better-than-forecast borrowing figures, ac...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Looking beyond growth
By Paul Marinko | 28 February 2023
While the focus on this month’s Budget will be on growth, the faltering economy means councils ar...
FINANCE
Council tax freeze is down to prudent financial management
By Cllr David Shelvey | 28 February 2023
Years of prudent financial management have enabled Central Bedfordshire Council to balance the bo...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
Our communities know district councils are delivering
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 28 February 2023
Independent analysis commissioned ahead of the District Councils’ Network conference is a vindica...
FINANCE
Unprecedented transformation required at Cherwell
By Martin Ford | 27 February 2023
Cherwell DC must embark on transformation ‘on a scale not experienced before’ to meet budget cons...
FINANCE
'Major risk' of section 114 at city council
By Martin Ford | 24 February 2023
Southampton City Council must rein in its spending if it is to avoid issuing a section 114 notice...
FINANCE
Ruling party fails to pass budget
By Martin Ford | 24 February 2023
The Labour administration of Edinburgh City Council has failed to get its budget passed.
FINANCE
Questions raised over social care spending
By Martin Ford | 24 February 2023
A report from the Institute for Government and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Acco...
BUSINESS
Investigator says 'heads must roll' after Croydon collapse
By Dan Peters | 24 February 2023
An independent report into the reasons for the financial collapse of Croydon LBC that has finally...
WALES
Powys invited for talks on levy
By Martin Ford | 23 February 2023
The council has passed a motion calling for a levy on piped water and energy that leaves the auth...
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Local government in Surrey is being reshaped for the first time in more than 50 years. Apply for this job
- Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
- Rowlands set to stay on until 2028
- Local government reorganisation: A genuine pause creates the conditions for a decision
- Government told of rising complaints at Dudley after Best Value exit
- Code at the centre of cyber alert seen on more than 40% of UK council websites surveyed
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