Councils in England are planning to raise an additional £372m in revenue to fund social care pressures, according to a Local Government Association analysis – however, the organisation is...
Scotland is to have a nationwide council tax freeze in 2016/17 for the ninth successive year, after all 32 local authorities accepted finance secretary John Swinney’s £10.3bn funding deal...
District councils are calling for the same freedoms to increase council tax as social care authorities in order to boost prevention and tackle health inequalities.
Scotland’s council tax system should be replaced with a new levy designed to be fairer, more progressive and which gives greater powers to local communities, a landmark report has concluded.
People forced out of their homes by flooding will not be charged council tax until they can return to their properties, local government secretary Greg Clark has announced.
The government has launched a review of the localisation of council tax support that will consider the impact of the reform on local government finance and whether further reforms should be made to...
Two-thirds of Scots want to replace the council tax, according to an online poll run by the cross-party Commission on Local Tax Reform set up by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish...
The number of debt recovery cases sent by local councils to bailiffs has increased by one-sixth in just over two years, figures from the Money Advice Trust have revealed.
The Local Government Association has called on the government to give unpaid carers to be given a £100 council tax reduction in recognition of their vital role in the “chronically-...
CIPFA has called for an end to the council tax freeze which has been in place in Scotland since 2007, and for Scottish councils to be given the freedom to raise and set local taxes.
Ministers should introduce a series of three-year pilots to test local government finance reforms in order to develop models for increased council autonomy that could be rolled out across England,...
Leaders of the commission looking for a replacement for the council tax in Scotland believe they could yet achieve a broad political consensus ahead of next May’s Scottish Parliament elections.
The new Conservative government has today been urged to implement wholesale reform to local taxation by abolishing council tax bands and replacing them with a flat rate levy on property values, set...
A quarter of a million low-income households in England will pay more in council tax from this month following cuts in the support schemes run by town halls, a report has concluded.
People would rather the government introduce a higher rate council tax band on the most expensive homes than a mansion tax, a survey by the HomeOwners Alliance has found.
Scotland’s broad-based commission on a replacement for the council tax is highly unlikely to arrive at a consensus, Local Government Minister Marco Biagi admitted in a speech today to the CIPFA...
Around £100 could be shaved off council tax bills by 2020 as local government becomes more innovative and entrepreneurial, the Localis think-tank has predicted.
A majority of people would support an increase in council tax if the additional funding was used to make local services more responsive and tailored to individual needs, a poll has found.
The government’s council tax freeze has saved households in England £168 a year, but cost public services around £2.8bn, CIPFA’s annual survey and analysis has found.
The Scottish Government has revealed the membership of a 13-strong commission that will examine alternatives to the council tax, with members including Cosla president David O’Neill and head of CIPFA...
Making more and better use of digital services could save councils in England more than £5bn over the course of the next decade, a government report has found.
Withdrawal of Council Tax Benefit has resulted in a postcode lottery for households that can’t pay part of the bill. Local authorities are also feeling the effects, with arrears on the increase
