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14 Dec 18
The government has been accused of “passing the buck” by funding police via council tax increases.
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12 Dec 16
Ministers are considering allowing local authorities to levy a higher council tax precept to fund social care services ahead of the local government settlement.
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26 Jan 16
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.
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17 Nov 15
Police forces in England and Wales are increasingly reliant on locally raised funding as central government grants have been cut back, an Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis has revealed.