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BUSINESS

How to use tax increment financing

By David Rose | 23 November 2011

David Rose looks at the sources of funding and potential benefits for councils hoping to use Tax ...

FINANCE

The future of performance management

By Mark Bramah | 22 November 2011

Mark Bramah says despite the imminent end of the Audit Commission councils are keen to hang on to...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Lessons from the past about governance

By John Stewart | 22 November 2011

George Jones and John Stewart look at how councils in the past dealt with issues like referenda a...

FINANCE

How procurement can help make savings

By Ken Cole | 22 November 2011

Ken Cole believes that improved procurement and better commissioning are the surest ways to secur...

FINANCE

Money Matters

By Alison Scott | 16 November 2011

In the words of the Bob Dylan song, The times, they are a changing, and many of the current chang...

WHITEHALL

The taxman cometh .... a cropper

By Jonathan Werran | 16 November 2011

Tax collection is government's oldest profession – the essential bedrock of public services.

FINANCE

Questions of accountability

By Hugh Doherty | 15 November 2011

Let's cut through the red tape of endless audits and data collection. says Hugh Doherty.

BUSINESS

How to change the status quo

By Martin Horton | 15 November 2011

Martin Horton observes how people describe how hard change is but try to keep things the same.

Changing the channel

By Heather Jameson | 15 November 2011

Heather Jameson reports on the debate organised by The MJ and Serco, on how local government can ...

FINANCE

The impact of cuts on regeneration

By Nicola Carroll | 15 November 2011

Nicola Carroll looks at MPs' recent report on the need for a national regeneration strategy.