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  • Council commercialisation threatening good governance, MPs say 0
    • in 151 News · Resources
    • — 15 May, 2019

    Council commercialisation threatening good governance, MPs say

    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[…]

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    South Somerset expands its commercial property holdings 0
    • in 151 News · Funding
    • — 6 Mar, 2019

    South Somerset expands its commercial property holdings

    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[…]

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  • Q&A: Newcastle’s Tony Kirkham on the Fair Funding and Spending Reviews, business rates retention, and the way government money is shared out among local authorities 0
    • in 151 News · Interviews
    • — 28 Feb, 2019

    Q&A: Newcastle’s Tony Kirkham on the Fair Funding and Spending Reviews, business rates retention, and the way government money is shared out among local authorities

    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[…]

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    Business rates consultation elicits calls for more work 0
    • in 151 News · Funding
    • — 28 Feb, 2019

    Business rates consultation elicits calls for more work

    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[…]

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  • Business rates retention reform lacks rigour says IFS 0
    • in 151 News · Funding
    • — 19 Feb, 2019

    Business rates retention reform lacks rigour says IFS

    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[…]

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    Brent primed to borrow more and increase investment returns 0
    • in 151 News · Funding
    • — 12 Feb, 2019

    Brent primed to borrow more and increase investment returns

    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[…]

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  • More, though less severe austerity on the way 0
    • in 151 News · Funding
    • — 11 Feb, 2019

    More, though less severe austerity on the way

    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[…]

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    The high cost of freedom passes could be about to get a lot worse for some councils 0
    • in 151 News · Funding
    • — 6 Feb, 2019

    The high cost of freedom passes could be about to get a lot worse for some councils

    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[…]

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  • Public Accounts Committee lambasts government over local authority finances 0
    • in 151 News · Funding
    • — 6 Feb, 2019

    Public Accounts Committee lambasts government over local authority finances

    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[…]

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    Treasury committee to consider reforming business rates 0
    • in 151 News · Funding
    • — 1 Feb, 2019

    Treasury committee to consider reforming business rates

    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[…]

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