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19 Feb 15
The government will risk damaging the UK’s economic growth if it rushes to meet ‘arbitrary deadlines’ for devolution, the head of the CBI has warned.
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17 Feb 15
Groups of local authorities should be given complete control over council tax, including the value of bands and the timing of revaluations, the Independent Commission on Local Government Finance has...
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11 Nov 14
Councils should be given the right to set business rates and retain any growth in income, while Whitehall should lose its current redistribution powers, the Local Government Association has said.
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29 Oct 14
Reforms to the ‘broken’ local government funding system are needed to underpin greater localism in decision-making, an independent commission into town hall finance has concluded.
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21 Oct 14
Giving UK cities more powers and financial autonomy could boost the economy by up to £79bn a year, the independent City Growth Commission has found.
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10 Oct 14
Key council services could disappear following further reductions in the sectors financial settlement from the Welsh Government, the country’s local government leaders have warned.
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18 Sep 14
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has indicated he would back a new constitutional settlement between central and local government that would lead to greater fiscal decentralisation across England.
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26 Jun 14
CIPFA will be hosting an event at its Mansell Street offices on 3 November to mark 40 years since the publication of the Layfield report into local government finance, including contributions from...
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30 May 14
An independent commission into the future of council finance has today been launched by CIPFA and the Local Government Association, tasked with developing reforms to address key challenges amid...
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23 Jan 14
CIPFA and the Local Government Association have today announced their intention to create of an independent commission to examine the future of local government finance.
19 Feb 15The government will risk damaging the UK’s economic growth if it rushes to meet ‘arbitrary deadlines’ for devolution, the head of the CBI has warned.
17 Feb 15Groups of local authorities should be given complete control over council tax, including the value of bands and the timing of revaluations, the Independent Commission on Local Government Finance has...
11 Nov 14Councils should be given the right to set business rates and retain any growth in income, while Whitehall should lose its current redistribution powers, the Local Government Association has said.
29 Oct 14Reforms to the ‘broken’ local government funding system are needed to underpin greater localism in decision-making, an independent commission into town hall finance has concluded.
21 Oct 14Giving UK cities more powers and financial autonomy could boost the economy by up to £79bn a year, the independent City Growth Commission has found.
10 Oct 14Key council services could disappear following further reductions in the sectors financial settlement from the Welsh Government, the country’s local government leaders have warned.
18 Sep 14Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has indicated he would back a new constitutional settlement between central and local government that would lead to greater fiscal decentralisation across England.
23 Jan 14CIPFA and the Local Government Association have today announced their intention to create of an independent commission to examine the future of local government finance.
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