Quarterly business rates and council tax receipts break barriers

Impact Awards: Discover the winners on 1st July: The entries are in and the judges have deliberated. All that remains is to reveal the winners. After sifting through the entries for the inaugural CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards, the judges[...] dlvr.it/S2NbwW pic.twitter.com/4DNU16VASM

Inflation spike creates watching brief for treasury officers: A recent rise in inflation has local government treasury leaders thinking about interest rates, writes Gavin Hinks. Should local government be worried about rising inflation? The increasingly… dlvr.it/S2MPCy pic.twitter.com/6A18jUeCX3

Does local government need a new red flag system to signal looming financial crisis?: Andrew Hardingham examines calls for a new early warning system for section 114s notices and finds there are already many mechanisms in place, if only they were used… dlvr.it/S2J7R0 pic.twitter.com/m1a8qKP049

151 officers must remain at the top table: Too often in the current times section 151 officers find themselves outside the inner circle of management. Paul Jones argues this risks undermining governance and financial controls. A recent poll[...] dlvr.it/S2DHGk pic.twitter.com/8mRlpFsnBM

Join us on July 1st at 4:30pm attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/64873… #151awards pic.twitter.com/vswAiDBaJN

LGPS: “Are we 100% funded?”: The future is looking rosey for funding but, argues Robert Bilton, there is still longevity, climate change and the future cost of benefits to worry about. With less than a[...] dlvr.it/S1mvJN pic.twitter.com/xbOxta2Zsv

Finance chiefs may have to ’embrace the uncertainty’ in financial planning: Adrian Jenkins looks at the unenviable task of planning local government finance given the “suite of moving parts” affecting the sector. Is there any point in making any… dlvr.it/S1W52G pic.twitter.com/uxj4HBj7kN

How does LGPS identify “authentic” place-based impact opportunities?:   Pension funds should take the initiative if they are to make a succes of placed-based impact investing, writes Karen Shackleton. The Good Economy, Pensions for Purpose and the… dlvr.it/S1N7CG pic.twitter.com/MUVkS3Gu4U

Income losses and lack of data hamper Whitehall’s support of councils in the pandemic: MPs point to problematic information and the loss of income as major obstacles for local government finances after Covid-19 hit. A report from MPs underlines what many… dlvr.it/S149HT pic.twitter.com/4ExvswxFfg

Impact Awards: Shortlist revealed: CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards move to the next stage with publication of the finalists. The shortlist is out. Entries for the inaugural CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards have been sifted and sorted and[...] dlvr.it/S0xcnQ pic.twitter.com/9tiBM3UlDS

Next settlement an opportunity to head off s114 dangers: Dan Bates considers the underlying changes required to avoid further s114 notices. I was interested to read a recent headline that claimed that a third of south east councils were[...] dlvr.it/S0qVCd pic.twitter.com/5UcR3AfGRJ

Local authorities need to ‘invest in finance teams’: Reforms means local government will soon see a new audit regulator but, writes Alison Ring, investing in local government finance teams and better reporting are priorities too. The government’s… dlvr.it/S0WbnB pic.twitter.com/Em2M5WkU7E