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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.
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21 Oct 20
Cheshire West and Chester Council’s recovery and reform plan acknowledges the need for a ‘new normal’ post-pandemic
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20 Aug 20
Business rate income for local authorities halved in the first quarter, while council tax income stayed steady, according to the first official figures on the impact of Covid-19 on council income.
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4 Jun 20
West Suffolk Council prevented 299 fraudulent single-person Council Tax discounts last year – resulting in a saving of £240,362, according to figures from the authority.
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5 May 20
St Albans City and District Council says it is making “good progress” in tackling fraud, after adopting new technology to identity residents who are potentially abusing council tax discounts for...
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18 Apr 20
An annual survey revealed 57% of English local authorities are making the maximum allowable increase to council tax in an attempt to finance service demand. CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman...
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8 Apr 20
Blanket deferrals or non-payment of council tax could have a “serious effect” on council funding in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the County Councils Network.
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24 Mar 20
The government has confirmed the £500m hardship fund announced during the Budget will be used to fund council tax relief for vulnerable households affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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19 Mar 20
A reform of the council tax system could see a 50% decrease in payments for people in the most deprived regions of the country, says the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
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2 Mar 20
Residents are to be given the chance to vote on a proposed 34.2% rise in Warwick District Council’s share of council tax.
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5 Feb 20
Ninety-seven per cent of local authorities in England plan to increase council tax in the next financial year, according to a survey released today.
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10 Dec 19
Council charges for services such as garden waste removal, funeral services and public lavatories have increased above inflation over the last decade, according to The Times.
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6 Dec 19
Local authorities’ biggest source of income also represents the largest area of identified fraud but recent initiatives are changing this, writes CIPFA’s Marc McAuley.
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18 Nov 19
Council tax scams are the most common type of fraud committed against local authorities, analysis out today has found.
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.
27 May 21Government 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...
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.
21 Oct 20Cheshire West and Chester Council’s recovery and reform plan acknowledges the need for a ‘new normal’ post-pandemic
4 Jun 20West Suffolk Council prevented 299 fraudulent single-person Council Tax discounts last year – resulting in a saving of £240,362, according to figures from the authority.
5 May 20St Albans City and District Council says it is making “good progress” in tackling fraud, after adopting new technology to identity residents who are potentially abusing council tax discounts for...
18 Apr 20An annual survey revealed 57% of English local authorities are making the maximum allowable increase to council tax in an attempt to finance service demand. CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman...
5 Feb 20Ninety-seven per cent of local authorities in England plan to increase council tax in the next financial year, according to a survey released today.
10 Dec 19Council charges for services such as garden waste removal, funeral services and public lavatories have increased above inflation over the last decade, according to The Times.
6 Dec 19Local authorities’ biggest source of income also represents the largest area of identified fraud but recent initiatives are changing this, writes CIPFA’s Marc McAuley.
18 Nov 19Council tax scams are the most common type of fraud committed against local authorities, analysis out today has found.
