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The system of business rates retention cannot survive in the long-term without significant reform and the consideration of alternatives due to changes in the economy, according to a report by[…]
Three councils and the Greater London Authority have each been awarded funding ranging from £80m to £318m to deliver infrastructure projects in support of new homes. Chancellor Sajid Javid said[…]
The chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy has written to the new local government secretary not to review local government finance “unless you mean it”.[…]
The chairman of the Local Government Association has written to new prime minister Boris Johnson to request that he introduces a new local government finance act. Former London mayor Johnson[…]
Last year, London Borough of Haringey made national newspaper headlines after scrapping controversial proposals to regenerate a major housing estate through a joint venture with developer LendLease. However, since then,[…]
The next prime minister should make an emergency finance settlement with councils to stave off crisis, a think tank has warned. Councils urgently need clarity from whoever replaces Theresa May[…]
Local authorities say the decision to lift the cap on the Housing Revenue Account isn’t enough for them to deliver on the scale needed to end the housing crisis. According[…]
Future versions of the Fair Funding Review should be carried out by an independent body, according to Rob Whiteman, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.[…]
The forthcoming Spending Review is set to pave the way for the devolution of some national taxes to local government, according to chief secretary to the Treasury, Liz Truss. Speaking[…]
Children’s services in England are at “breaking point” and must receive increased funding of £3.1bn in the 2019 funding review, according to a report from an influential committee of MPs.[…]
