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    • in Blogs · Funding · Stephen Fitzgerald
    • — 7 Dec, 2020

    Financial sustainability: A corporate way of being even in a crisis

    Stephen Fitzgerald argues it is untenable to protect services, as budgets severely strained, at the cost of sustainable finances. Of the entire public sector local government has experienced the greatest[…]

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    Finance professionals need to be on top of the detail but senior people must also address strategy 0
    • in Blogs · Resources
    • — 1 Apr, 2019

    Finance professionals need to be on top of the detail but senior people must also address strategy

    While finance professional are expected to have a solid grasp of detail and process, Stephen Fitzgerald argues that for senior officers, it’s strategic thinking that makes the difference. A principal[…]

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  • Interim payment: HMRC found wanting in landmark IR35 case 0
    • in Blogs · Stephen Fitzgerald
    • — 10 Oct, 2018

    Interim payment: HMRC found wanting in landmark IR35 case

    Used wisely, interim staff can add significant value to councils’ service delivery. But a recent court case shows that Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) needs to apply new tax[…]

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    Stephen Fitzgerald: Winning new funds from Whitehall 0
    • in Blogs · Funding
    • — 20 Jun, 2018

    Stephen Fitzgerald: Winning new funds from Whitehall

    Squeezing more funds out of central government is not the easiest task in the world. Stephen Fitzgerald describes how you can improve your chances. One of the most important of[…]

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  • Stephen Fitzgerald: Finance teams need resilience and strength in trying times 0
    • in Resources · Stephen Fitzgerald
    • — 22 Feb, 2018

    Stephen Fitzgerald: Finance teams need resilience and strength in trying times

    The recent section 114 notice has highlighted the pressures faced by finance departments. Stephen Fitzgerald argues that teams emerging from transformation need the right prorities: from putting objectives before process[…]

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    Dealing with the in-year budget challenge: a risk based approach 0
    • in Blogs · Technical
    • — 14 Aug, 2017

    Dealing with the in-year budget challenge: a risk based approach

    Previous articles I have posted on Room 151 have dealt with strategies and behaviours that local authorities can apply in setting their budgets; but this is only part of the[…]

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  • Stephen Fitzgerald: Solutions in short supply for IR35 interims 0
    • in Blogs · Jobs · Resources · Stephen Fitzgerald
    • — 14 Jun, 2017

    Stephen Fitzgerald: Solutions in short supply for IR35 interims

    Readers may recall that I explored the issues associated with the changes to the treatment of intermediaries in IR35 some four months ago. Well despite the complaints from the interim[…]

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    Stephen Fitzgerald: The finance professional of the future 0
    • in Resources · Stephen Fitzgerald
    • — 22 Mar, 2017

    Stephen Fitzgerald: The finance professional of the future

    Downward. That’s the direction in which the funding for local government continues even though the recent budget provided more money for adult social care. It’s this trend which prompted my[…]

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  • Stephen Fitzgerald: IR35, senior officers’ pay and the real cost of public services 0
    • in Blogs · Resources · Stephen Fitzgerald
    • — 15 Feb, 2017

    Stephen Fitzgerald: IR35, senior officers’ pay and the real cost of public services

    HMRC’s approach to IR35 and interim managers may be aimed at resolving a tax disparity but Stephen Fitzgerald argues it ignores market economics. IR35, the strangely named tax rule now[…]

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    Stephen Fitzgerald: Local authority survival strategies 0
    • in Funding · Resources
    • — 21 Nov, 2016

    Stephen Fitzgerald: Local authority survival strategies

    Local authorities face challenges from funding constraints and economic uncertainty. Stephen Fitzgerald argues commercial activity, digital technology and workforce planning may hold the key to survival. With the election of[…]

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