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  • 151 BRIEF

    What's New?

  • Welsh pension fund confirms £50m investment in clean energy

    August 10, 2022

  • Inflation ‘disastrous’ for local services, warns LGA

    August 10, 2022

  • Consultation opens into care charging reforms

    August 9, 2022

  • ADASS survey: ‘worst fears confirmed for adult social care’

    August 5, 2022

  • GMCA to unlock funds for home energy-efficiency upgrades

    August 4, 2022

  • Levelling up committee calls for urgent boost to social care funding

    August 4, 2022

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    • David Green
    • Agent 151
    • Dan Bates
    • Richard Harbord
    • Stephen Sheen
    • James Bevan
    • Steve Bishop
    • Cllr John Clancy
    • David Crum
    • Graham Liddell
    • Ian O’Donnell
    • Jackie Shute
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David Green

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    • in Blogs · David Green · Treasury
    • — 16 Jul, 2021

    David Green: CIPFA ‘softens edges’ of the new Prudential Code

    Following an updated process, the new Prudential Code is ready to come into force. David Green writes CIPFA listened to respondents. Following its consultation on changes to the Prudential Code[…]

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    • in Blogs · David Green · Treasury
    • — 14 May, 2021

    David Green: Sidestepping the pitfalls of accounting for council-owned companies

    Auditors are taking a close interest in the accounting for companies owned by councils. David Green looks at the elements that attract attention. Council-owned companies have been in the news[…]

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    • in Blogs · David Green
    • — 22 Mar, 2021

    David Green: Lessons from Germany’s Greensill debacle

    Collapse of the Bremen-based Greensill Bank has hurt a number of German local authorities. David Green argues their troubles deserve close attention. You may not have heard of Greensill Bank[…]

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    • in Blogs · David Green · Treasury
    • — 27 Jan, 2021

    PWLB changes and local authority creditworthiness

    David Green asks whether new borrowing rules should prompt lenders to reassess the risk of doing business with councils. There are two main reasons why an organisation might default on[…]

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    • in 151 News · Blogs · David Green · Treasury
    • — 25 Nov, 2020

    Statutory overrides: extend or make permanent, but do it soon

    David Green writes that the alternative to extending statutory overrides will be “no good for local or central government, nor their taxpayers”. Local authorities are drawing up their revenue budgets[…]

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    • in Blogs · David Green · Treasury
    • — 12 Oct, 2020

    David Green: Taking a ‘balanced view’ of borrowing

    Long-term fixed rate loans may be low risk but, argues David Green, the lowest risk comes with a portfolio including a “decent proportion” of short-term borrowing. A recent Room 151[…]

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    • in Blogs · David Green · Treasury
    • — 20 Aug, 2020

    David Green: Treasurers face a ‘future quite different from the past’

    The summer is nearly over. David Green writes that treasurers can look forward to a conclusion on the PWLB consultation, government action on commerical investments, the impact of negative interest[…]

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    • in 151 News · David Green · Treasury
    • — 13 Jul, 2020

    No shortage of borrowing options should the ‘PWLB tap be turned off’

    PWLB borrowing may be blocked, but there are other ways to access credit. David Green surveys the options. As the consultation on PWLB future lending terms draws to a close,[…]

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    • in Blogs · David Green · Treasury
    • — 5 Jun, 2020

    PWLB consultation: A ‘sledgehammer’ to the foundations of borrowing

    The future lending terms of PWLB is under review with the possibility of a ban on borrowing for commercial investment on the horizon. David Green argues some “fundamentals” need resolving[…]

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    How to be a smart borrower 0
    • in Blogs · David Green · Treasury
    • — 24 Feb, 2020

    How to be a smart borrower

    An increase in PWLB rates has seen treasury officers deluged with offers of credit from the private sector. David Green writes local authorities should take care with the money they[…]

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  • 151 BRIEFS – WHAT’s NEW?

    • Inflation ‘disastrous’ for local services, warns LGA
    • Consultation opens into care charging reforms
    • ADASS survey: ‘worst fears confirmed for adult social care’
    • GMCA to unlock funds for home energy-efficiency upgrades
    • Levelling up committee calls for urgent boost to social care funding
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