Oliver Rudgewick

PF reporter

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Recent articles

£15m ‘uplift’ for Covid-19 elections

Local authorities in England will receive around £15m in additional funding to help hold safe... Read more
Banks asked to prepare systems for negative rates move

The Bank of England has written to banks asking them to take measures to prepare for any future... Read more
Spending power ‘two percentage points lower’ than government's claim

Local government spending power will be around two percentage points lower than the 4.6% trailed by... Read more
Government allows deferred choice on McCloud remedy

The Treasury has confirmed that the public sector pension scheme members will be allowed to defer... Read more
PWLB rule change scuppers council investment strategy

West Berkshire Council is to shelve the uncompleted third of its £100m commercial investment plan... Read more
Minister's business rates delay call prompts cash flow questions

Councils must be compensated if they are to comply with a new call by government to delay business... Read more
LGPS pools invest £190m in affordable housing scheme

Two Local Government Pension Scheme pools in England are to invest £190m in a UK affordable housing... Read more
Council to provide business grants from reserves

Lincolnshire County Council is set to use £12m of its reserves to fund additional business support... Read more
Independence would leave Scotland ‘considerably poorer’

The costs of independence to the Scottish economy are likely to be two to three times greater than... Read more
PWLB demand drops in January

The number of loans taken from the Public Works Loan Board fell in January, with one treasury... Read more

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