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FINANCE
Council tax freeze rebellion threat grows
By Heather Jameson | 14 January 2016
The Scottish Government is facing a council tax freeze rebellion as some of the 32 councils consi...
FINANCE
Send in the bailiffs?
By Blair McPherson | 14 January 2016
Following reports from Citizens Advice that councils are better at debt collection than governmen...
FINANCE
What happens when business rates run low?
By Heather Jameson | 13 January 2016
Reflecting on the finance settlement, Heather Jameson urges finance directors to get tough on usi...
WHITEHALL
Pilot scheme to aid authorities' planning departments
By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016
Planning applications could be processed by private sector bodies or other councils under pilot s...
WHITEHALL
Loss of RSG 'could ruin councils'
By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016
The phasing out of grants to local government could damage service quality and put councils at ri...
HEALTH
Authorities welcome £1m boost for UK mental health services
By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016
Councils have welcomed a near billion pound government funding injection to improve mental health...
FINANCE
Improvement panel may disband in March
By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016
Birmingham City Council’s chief executive has told The MJ he hopes the independent improvement pa...
WHITEHALL
Councils resisting call to use reserves
By Sam Clayden | 13 January 2016
A leading finance expert has attacked government suggestions that the four-year settlement means ...
BUSINESS
Biffa awarded six-year extension worth £18m
By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016
Municipal services contractor Biffa has been awarded a six-year extension to its current contract...
FINANCE
Excess spending safeguards rejected by finance chief
By Heather Jameson | 13 January 2016
Government hints that financial rules to stop councils over-spending could be changed have been d...
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