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17 Feb 16
Business rates revenue is forecast to reach a record £23.5bn in 2016/17, according to council submissions to the Department for Communities and Local Government.
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15 Feb 16
The “outdated” business rates should be overhauled with uprating moved in line with the Consumers Prices Index measure of inflation and more frequent valuations, the CBI has said.
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8 Feb 16
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for councils to take back direct control of local services, including the provision of utilities such as power and water.
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8 Feb 16
The North of England could play a major and growing role in the UK’s financial services industry, according to Northern Powerhouse minister James Wharton.
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2 Feb 16
UK business leaders believe Britain is better off in the European Union, where it can push for a more effective, competitive and sustainable EU from within, according to research commissioned by UK...
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25 Jan 16
The Public Accounts Committee is to give both Revenue & Customs and Google a grilling after criticisms that the firm’s deal to pay £130m in back taxes still short changes the UK.
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14 Jan 16
The United Nations has praised the UK for taking the lead in many areas of green and environmentally sustainable finance.
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5 Jan 16
Enthusiasm for the outsourcing of public services is growing, despite the absence of reliable evidence about the implications for costs and quality
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16 Dec 15
The CBI has called for improved collaboration between Whitehall and outsourcing companies to ensure efficiency is improved and savings are met.
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10 Dec 15
The business rates system is hindering development and reforming it could boost the economy by £1.75bn and create almost 4,000 jobs over the next five years, the British Property Federation has...
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4 Dec 15
George Osborne has extended a government scheme to sell shares in Lloyds Banking Group as part of moves to fully privatise the firm, which was bailed out during the financial crisis.
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25 Nov 15
It can be instructive to look at the logic of Osborne’s latest Spending Review from the other end of the telescope
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25 Nov 15
It’s not yet clear if changes to council tax and business rates can come on stream quickly enough to pay for vital public services
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20 Nov 15
Milton Keynes is a leader in housebuilding, job creation and population growth, but these trends are not without challenges for council chief Carole Mills
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6 Nov 15
The government’s £757.1m sale of its stake in cross-Channel rail operator Eurostar did not cover the costs of public sector investment in the company and was driven by a desire to sell prior to the...
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2 Nov 15
Plans to shake up the current business rates appeal process and protect councils from speculative appeals have been published for consultation by local government minister Marcus Jones.
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26 Oct 15
Whitehall will not be able to cut spending and bring about a more efficient state unless it improves its management of outsourcing deals, Prime Minister David Cameron has been warned.
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22 Oct 15
Shropshire Council has taken a staggered approach to transferring services to its trading company, IP&E
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20 Oct 15
First minister Nicola Sturgeon has offered Scottish Government support for 270 Lanarkshire steelworkers who will lose their jobs in the wake of today’s announcement by the steelmaker Tata that...
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19 Oct 15
A leading rail operator has called for the current franchise system to be scrapped on some lines and replaced with licensing regime that could raise money for taxpayers.
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19 Oct 15
Helping small businesses grow should be a priority for the government’s devolution agenda, Centre for Cities has concluded.
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16 Oct 15
Scotland’s local authorities will shortly receive powers to cut business rates in order to encourage investment.
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16 Oct 15
The government’s plan to let councils in England keep 100% of business rates is set to herald a wide-ranging re-examination of Whitehall support to town halls, the local government minister has...
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16 Oct 15
Credit to George Osborne for the progress made on fiscal devolution by setting out a plan to localise business rates, but this must only be the beginning, not the end.
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16 Sep 15
Buckinghamshire County Council set up a wholly owned company in 2013 to help it cut the cost of care provision while creating new revenue opportunities
17 Feb 16Business rates revenue is forecast to reach a record £23.5bn in 2016/17, according to council submissions to the Department for Communities and Local Government.
8 Feb 16Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for councils to take back direct control of local services, including the provision of utilities such as power and water.
8 Feb 16The North of England could play a major and growing role in the UK’s financial services industry, according to Northern Powerhouse minister James Wharton.
2 Feb 16UK business leaders believe Britain is better off in the European Union, where it can push for a more effective, competitive and sustainable EU from within, according to research commissioned by UK...
25 Jan 16The Public Accounts Committee is to give both Revenue & Customs and Google a grilling after criticisms that the firm’s deal to pay £130m in back taxes still short changes the UK.
14 Jan 16The United Nations has praised the UK for taking the lead in many areas of green and environmentally sustainable finance.
5 Jan 16Enthusiasm for the outsourcing of public services is growing, despite the absence of reliable evidence about the implications for costs and quality
16 Dec 15The CBI has called for improved collaboration between Whitehall and outsourcing companies to ensure efficiency is improved and savings are met.
10 Dec 15The business rates system is hindering development and reforming it could boost the economy by £1.75bn and create almost 4,000 jobs over the next five years, the British Property Federation has...
4 Dec 15George Osborne has extended a government scheme to sell shares in Lloyds Banking Group as part of moves to fully privatise the firm, which was bailed out during the financial crisis.
25 Nov 15It can be instructive to look at the logic of Osborne’s latest Spending Review from the other end of the telescope
25 Nov 15It’s not yet clear if changes to council tax and business rates can come on stream quickly enough to pay for vital public services
20 Nov 15Milton Keynes is a leader in housebuilding, job creation and population growth, but these trends are not without challenges for council chief Carole Mills
6 Nov 15The government’s £757.1m sale of its stake in cross-Channel rail operator Eurostar did not cover the costs of public sector investment in the company and was driven by a desire to sell prior to the...
2 Nov 15Plans to shake up the current business rates appeal process and protect councils from speculative appeals have been published for consultation by local government minister Marcus Jones.
26 Oct 15Whitehall will not be able to cut spending and bring about a more efficient state unless it improves its management of outsourcing deals, Prime Minister David Cameron has been warned.
22 Oct 15Shropshire Council has taken a staggered approach to transferring services to its trading company, IP&E
20 Oct 15First minister Nicola Sturgeon has offered Scottish Government support for 270 Lanarkshire steelworkers who will lose their jobs in the wake of today’s announcement by the steelmaker Tata that...
19 Oct 15A leading rail operator has called for the current franchise system to be scrapped on some lines and replaced with licensing regime that could raise money for taxpayers.
19 Oct 15Helping small businesses grow should be a priority for the government’s devolution agenda, Centre for Cities has concluded.
16 Oct 15Scotland’s local authorities will shortly receive powers to cut business rates in order to encourage investment.
16 Oct 15The government’s plan to let councils in England keep 100% of business rates is set to herald a wide-ranging re-examination of Whitehall support to town halls, the local government minister has...
16 Sep 15Buckinghamshire County Council set up a wholly owned company in 2013 to help it cut the cost of care provision while creating new revenue opportunities
