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The Municipal Bonds Agency offers ‘certainty’ and a chance for councils to ‘control their own debt’

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Barnsley is among the first three councils to raise debt through the Municipal Bonds Agency. Ian Rooth explains the reasoning. Barnsley has committed to

Paul Guilliotti, director of Financial Services, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils argues that current high funding levels should be approached with caution as marginal changes to discount rates can potentially have a significant impact.

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