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COUNCIL TAX
Scrap council tax referendum limits, says DCN
By William Eichler | 03 July 2024
District councils should have the powers to increase council tax referendum limits to at least 10...
BUSINESS RATES
We can fix the system
By Greg Stride | 25 June 2024
Amid rising costs to the sector, the prospect of local government keeping a share of national tax...
FINANCE
A fiscal crossroads for Labour
By Dan Peters | 25 June 2024
Will an incoming Labour government seize the initiative on fiscal devolution as a way of driving ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Mayors united
By Giles Roca | 18 June 2024
There probably hasn’t been a better chance in the last few decades for meaningful devolution, but...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Treasury civil servants considering how income tax devolution could work
By Dan Peters | 21 May 2024
Treasury officials are considering how the idea of devolving powers to local government to retain...
LONDON COUNCILS
Letting go of London
By Nick Bowes | 21 May 2024
Nick Bowes looks at what the next Government’s agenda should be for London and at how the city sh...
WHITEHALL
National Insurance devolution call
By Dan Peters | 10 May 2024
A ‘small share’ of around 5% of locally-generated National Insurance (NI) revenue should be devol...
FINANCE
Are the grown-ups in the room?
By Annabel Smith | 01 May 2024
Labour’s alternative to levelling up could mark a step change to a more mature relationship betw...
WHITEHALL
LGA lobbied over income tax devolution amid White Paper preparations
By Dan Peters | 22 April 2024
The Local Government Association’s (LGA) White Paper should make the case for councils to receive...
FINANCE
Putting finance on the devolution to-do list
By Alison Griffin | 16 April 2024
Seeking real fiscal autonomy for local government at times feels as elusive as the end of a rainb...
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