Oliver Rudgewick

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Local authorities to receive £1.6bn from Response Fund

Councils are set to receive £1.6bn of funding to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, as part of... Read more
Universal Credit advances fraud could have cost £150m

Universal Credit ‘advances fraud’ is estimated to have cost the Department for Work and Pensions up... Read more
Council tax reform could see rates halve in deprived areas, says IFS

A reform of the council tax system could see a 50% decrease in payments for people in the most... Read more
Treasury delays Implementation of IR35 tax until 2021

The government’s implementation of the controversial IR-35 tax rules has been postponed until April... Read more
Sunak expands coronavirus business rates holiday

Rishi Sunak has expanded the 100% business rates holiday to all leisure, retail and hospitality... Read more
Reported delay to Spending Review “unsurprising”, says CCN

A reported delay to the Treasury's Spending Review is “unsurprising” according to the County... Read more
Public health grant to increase by £145m in 2020-21

Central government is to increase the public health grant by £145m to £3.3bn in 2020-21, a real... Read more
Birmingham City Council CFO resigns after chief executive snub

Birmingham City Council finance chief Clive Heaphy has resigned after his application for the... Read more
Government debt to rise by £125bn by 2025

Public sector net debt is forecast to rise by £125bn or 4.6% of GDP, as government embarks on the... Read more
Northamptonshire predicts £119k budget surplus

Northamptonshire County Council has predicted a surplus of £119,000 on its 2019-20 budget.

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