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16 Nov 20
The government has launched a bidding process to create at least seven ‘freeports’ in England – promising host councils the ability to retain business rates growth for 25 years.
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18 Nov 19
Boris Johnson’s pledge to review and cut business rates “clearly” poses a risk to local government revenue, PF has been told.
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5 Nov 19
The government’s business rates retention plans will exacerbate income inequality between councils in England in its first four years, analysis has shown.
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17 Oct 19
A promised social care green paper, 100% business rates retention, further devolution - local government policy has been in the realm of fantasy for some time, says the LGIU’s Jonathan Carr-West.
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18 Jun 19
The demands on upper-tier authorities to deliver costly social care services will be more accurately reflected in the forthcoming shake-up of local government funding, MPs have heard.
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15 Mar 19
Local government services most likely to suffer from reductions in central government funding are mainly used by women, the director of the Women’s Budget Group Mary-Ann Stephenson says.
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11 Jan 19
Business rates retention will be “at the heart” of more self-sufficient local government, the communities secretary has said.
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25 Jul 18
The third phase of business rate retention pilots will go ahead with just a 75% retention and the ‘no detriment’ clause scrapped, the government has announced.
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13 Jun 18
The business rates system must be reformed to protect councils against “unfair” appeals risk, council leaders have said today.
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19 Apr 18
A second round of councils began piloting so-called 100% rates retention this month. Neil Amin-Smith and David Phillips from the Institute for Fiscal Studies look at the financial implications of the...
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12 Apr 18
The 147 English councils in the 100% business rates pilot will receive about £870m in extra funding this financial year, a think-tank has said today.