The chancellor offered the country a £30bn spending spree. Adrian Jenkins notes that local government can expect to benefit from capital investment though uncertainty hangs over business rates as a[…]
It’s budget time for local government and CFOs across the country are wrestling with their statutory responsibilities. Andrew Hardingham writes that in the end it comes down to looking at[…]
Local government funding confirmed this week will provide a boost to council budgets but there remains uncertainty over resources for the coming years. The House of Commons voted this week[…]
Warwick District Council has become the first authority to back a referendum on increasing its council tax share above the 2% limit. Residents will be asked on 7th May to[…]
Amazon’s victory in a business rates appeal means one Staffordshire council will have to dip into reserves. Richard Harbord discusses the trouble with appeals. The headlines about Cannock Chase District[…]
The UK Municipal Bonds Agency (UKMBA) today launched its long-awaited first bond into the market, ending a six-year wait. In January, Room 151 broke the news that the UKMBA was[…]
The government’s spending watchdog has urged the government to review the regime governing councils’ capital spending, concluding that their activity in the commercial property market raises questions about whether it[…]
A government commission on architectural design has called for changes to the way public funding is used to aid new-home delivery plus business rates breaks to aid high street shops.[…]
The National Audit Office (NAO) is to investigate whether asking councils to competitively bid for grant funding streams provides value for money. Since 2010, national government has introduced an array[…]
Hundreds of millions of pounds of adult social care funding could be redirected from councils in the North and Midlands, according to a Local Government Association (LGA) analysis. The LGA[…]
