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WHITEHALL
DCLG has done 'no thinking' on rates retention details
By Sam Clayden | 08 January 2016
A prominent government finance figure has admitted the Department of Communities and Local Govern...
FINANCE
Councils better debt collectors than HMRC and DWP
By Thomas Bridge | 08 January 2016
Councils are treating people better than central government when chasing debt, according to suppo...
FINANCE
'Alarmed' Tory leader pens letter to Cameron
By Dan Peters | 08 January 2016
A Tory council leader has launched a blistering attack on the ‘poorly handled’ local government f...
FINANCE
Labour calls for VAT and income tax devolution
By Sam Clayden | 08 January 2016
The shadow local government minister has revealed Labour policy for radical fiscal devolution, in...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Council leader welcomes £2m government steel funding
By Dan Peters | 07 January 2016
Almost £2m of government funding will be made available to support those affected by the restruct...
FINANCE
Happy New Year – welcome to 2016
By Heather Jameson | 07 January 2016
What's top of the agenda for local government in 2016? Heather Jameson explores the issues facing...
FINANCE
Social care precept will 'tie authorities in knots'
By Sam Clayden | 07 January 2016
The 2% social care tax precept will create unnecessary bureaucracy, a respected finance director ...
FINANCE
LGA: 475k homes approved by councils still unfinished
By Thomas Bridge | 07 January 2016
Almost 500,000 homes have been granted planning permission by councils but are yet to be built, r...
FINANCE
Four-year settlement is 'pain today and jam tomorrow'
By Sam Clayden | 06 January 2016
A prominent council treasurer has insisted the ‘U’ shape of the four-year local government settle...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Clark: four-year deal should spark reserves raids
By Sam Clayden | 06 January 2016
Communities secretary Greg Clark has suggested that the four-year settlement offered to authoriti...
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