The government has shied away from a fundamental reform of the business rate system in the 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review, with experts saying councils still lack long-term...
A council faces a £920,000 hit to its reserves after a blunder saw pension payments wrongly removed from its 2020-21 accounts, according to an external auditor. ...
Tight funding settlements will leave Welsh authorities with difficult decisions on which services to prioritise, as the nation recovers from Covid-19, according to its spending watchdog.
CIPFA has praised Slough Borough Council’s finance director on the decision to publish a section 114, freezing all non-essential spending as the authority attempts to balance its budget.
The recently announced budget watchdog created to assess Northern Ireland’s public finances will not have “legally binding teeth” to prevent scandals such as that surrounding the green energy scheme.
Rishi Sunak has once again announced billions of pounds of spending as the government attempts to tackle the economic crisis caused by Covid-19, but has drawn criticism for failing to adequately...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will stand by the 2019 Conservative manifesto pledge and not raise income tax, VAT or national insurance in the upcoming budget, according to reports.
North Yorkshire County Council is proposing a 3.5% council tax rise – below the allowed maximum – for next year, despite a forecast medium term funding gap of £18m.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been asked by Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee asked to explain the arrangements put in place to help devolved administrations mitigate issues arising from the...
The upcoming review of the Treasury’s Green Book should limit private sector involvement in business cases to reduce complexity and increase transparency, according to think tank Centre for Cities.
Rishi Sunak has expanded the 100% business rates holiday to all leisure, retail and hospitality businesses, as he updated the Treasury's coronavirus package.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced plans to remove business rates for small businesses this year, as part of a £12bn package to tackle the economic impact of coronavirus.
The funding gap for local councils is estimated to be £1.4bn lower than previously forecast, according to research from the Local Government Association.
The chair of the National Infrastructure Commission has voiced his disappointment over a delay to the publication of the government's £100bn National Infrastructure Strategy.