The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says the government has not done enough to ensure local authorities adopt proper governance arrangements over their increasing commercial ventures. In a report released this[…]
South Somerset District Council has announced the purchase of Linden House, an office block in Clifton, Bristol, for £2.75m. Councillor Henry Hobhouse, portfolio holder for property, said: “Current availability of[…]
Q&A: Tony Kirkham is the director of resources and section 151 officer at Newcastle City Council, and president of the Society of Municipal Treasurers. He spoke to Room 151’s Ian[…]
CIPFA has this week become the latest body to respond to the government’s consultation on business rates. It called for there to be greater support and clarity for local authorities[…]
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) says that the government’s proposals for reform of business rates retention need further work.The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is consulting[…]
Brent Council in its Treasury Management Strategy published this week has restated that it will probably need to borrow more in the coming financial year, and has said that it[…]
A joint briefing today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the Institute for Government (IFG) accompanied the publication of the IFS’s report “The outlook for the 2019 Spending[…]
Local authorities subsidised concessionary travel for pensioners by £652m in 2017-18, piling the pressure on their overstretched budgets, and the problem is set to get worse for some councils under[…]
The government is “in denial” over the state of council finances according to a report published today by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The report accuses the government of lacking[…]
The Treasury select committee has launched a new inquiry to look at the impact of business rates on economic activity and to consider alternative forms of taxation. The chair of[…]
