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5 May 22
The government has announced initial payments to help cover local authorities’ costs incurred when delivering the council tax rebate policy aimed at helping the public through the cost-of-living...
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19 Apr 22
Local authorities in England have urged residents to remain vigilant over cold calling scams linked to the £150 energy rebates that councils are overseeing this year.
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30 Mar 22
Clive Betts, chair of Parliament's Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee, has demanded answers from communities secretary Michael Gove on how councils can administer energy rebates to...
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22 Mar 22
CIPFA's lastest council tax survey paints a picture of further pain for people in the poorest regions of England, says Jeff Matsu.
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17 Mar 22
The government must clarify how councils administer energy bill rebates to ensure that nobody misses out on payments, according to Clive Betts, chair of Parliament's Levelling Up, Housing and...
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25 Feb 22
The London Borough of Wandsworth is set to cut its headline rate of council tax by 2% in 2022-23, though this will be partially offset by a 1% increase in the council's social care precept.
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4 Feb 22
Logistical and software issues are likey to make it challenging for councils to deliver the government’s £150 council tax rebates to help consumers with soaring energy prices, according to CIPFA.
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5 Jan 22
A Nottinghamshire council is considering whether to reverse a proposed council tax increase of 1.99% in its next budget following a larger-than-expected grant from central government.
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24 Nov 21
The Housing Communities and Local Government Committee is set to examine how authorities in England pursue council tax arrears.
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1 Nov 21
North Northamptonshire County Council has promised to review its systems, after sending out court summons and taking early council tax payments in error.
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29 Oct 21
Calls to replace council tax and stamp duty with a wealth tax should be rejected due to negative consequences for local government finance, says Chris Buss.
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15 Oct 21
Local authorities in England will need to raise council tax by 10% next year, just to enable adult social care services to stand still, according to a charity.
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4 Oct 21
The government is assessing additional grants or further council tax flexibilities to help fund the burgeoning social care deficit, according to a report in the national press.
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5 Aug 21
Local authorities in England and Wales are losing close to £110m per year from business rates “loopholes” on holiday homes, according to research from property consultancy Colliers.
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27 May 21
Government support will not cover the half-billion-pound scale of lost council tax receipts in the year following the outbreak of Covid-19 – leaving councils facing service cuts – according to sector...
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19 Mar 21
Anticipated council tax losses for local authorities in England resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic are now more than a third lower initial expectations.
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12 Mar 21
Inner London council tax bills will see the biggest percentage increase of any region in England in 2021-22, due to a 9.5% increase in the precept for the Greater London Authority.
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12 Mar 21
Councils spurning the full council tax rise available for 2021-22 could be creating a rod for the sector’s back.
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15 Feb 21
Covid-19 has left councils more than £1bn short of their expected council tax revenues. But what explains the wide variation among collection levels between different authorities? Kate Ogden, local...
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5 Feb 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak needs to think very carefully about the potentially damaging consequences of scrapping council tax and replacing it with a new national property tax, says Jessica Studdert...
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5 Feb 21
Local government spending power will be around two percentage points lower than the 4.6% trailed by the government in the final funding settlement announced yesterday, according to a local government...
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19 Jan 21
Spelthorne Borough Council’s controversial commercial investment strategy has allowed it to propose council tax freezes next year despite Covid-19 disruption, according to its finance chief.
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12 Jan 21
Labour leader Keir Starmer has called on the government to back local authorities and prevent council tax rises to ease pressure on families.
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12 Jan 21
A proposed 9.5% council tax rise for the Greater London Authority council tax precept now rests on approval from ministers.
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30 Oct 20
Council tax support is expected to cost councils an additional £586m this year, 7% more than the £500m allocated through a dedicated fund announced in March, according to the LGA.
5 May 22The government has announced initial payments to help cover local authorities’ costs incurred when delivering the council tax rebate policy aimed at helping the public through the cost-of-living...
19 Apr 22Local authorities in England have urged residents to remain vigilant over cold calling scams linked to the £150 energy rebates that councils are overseeing this year.
30 Mar 22Clive Betts, chair of Parliament's Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee, has demanded answers from communities secretary Michael Gove on how councils can administer energy rebates to...
22 Mar 22CIPFA's lastest council tax survey paints a picture of further pain for people in the poorest regions of England, says Jeff Matsu.
17 Mar 22The government must clarify how councils administer energy bill rebates to ensure that nobody misses out on payments, according to Clive Betts, chair of Parliament's Levelling Up, Housing and...
25 Feb 22The London Borough of Wandsworth is set to cut its headline rate of council tax by 2% in 2022-23, though this will be partially offset by a 1% increase in the council's social care precept.
5 Jan 22A Nottinghamshire council is considering whether to reverse a proposed council tax increase of 1.99% in its next budget following a larger-than-expected grant from central government.
29 Oct 21Calls to replace council tax and stamp duty with a wealth tax should be rejected due to negative consequences for local government finance, says Chris Buss.
15 Oct 21Local authorities in England will need to raise council tax by 10% next year, just to enable adult social care services to stand still, according to a charity.
4 Oct 21The government is assessing additional grants or further council tax flexibilities to help fund the burgeoning social care deficit, according to a report in the national press.
5 Aug 21Local authorities in England and Wales are losing close to £110m per year from business rates “loopholes” on holiday homes, according to research from property consultancy Colliers.
19 Mar 21Anticipated council tax losses for local authorities in England resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic are now more than a third lower initial expectations.
12 Mar 21Inner London council tax bills will see the biggest percentage increase of any region in England in 2021-22, due to a 9.5% increase in the precept for the Greater London Authority.
12 Mar 21Councils spurning the full council tax rise available for 2021-22 could be creating a rod for the sector’s back.
15 Feb 21Covid-19 has left councils more than £1bn short of their expected council tax revenues. But what explains the wide variation among collection levels between different authorities? Kate Ogden, local...
5 Feb 21Chancellor Rishi Sunak needs to think very carefully about the potentially damaging consequences of scrapping council tax and replacing it with a new national property tax, says Jessica Studdert...
5 Feb 21Local government spending power will be around two percentage points lower than the 4.6% trailed by the government in the final funding settlement announced yesterday, according to a local government...
19 Jan 21Spelthorne Borough Council’s controversial commercial investment strategy has allowed it to propose council tax freezes next year despite Covid-19 disruption, according to its finance chief.
12 Jan 21Labour leader Keir Starmer has called on the government to back local authorities and prevent council tax rises to ease pressure on families.
12 Jan 21A proposed 9.5% council tax rise for the Greater London Authority council tax precept now rests on approval from ministers.
