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7 Aug 19
A no deal Brexit will just heap more uncertainty on councils already working in the dark, explains LGiU chief executive Jonathan Carr-West.
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1 Aug 19
Weak consumer and business confidence fuelled by Brexit uncertainty is likely to hamper growth in Scotland in the coming months, with a fragile start to the year suggesting slow growth in the global...
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31 Jul 19
An October emergency budget would be an “extraordinarily bad idea”, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson has told PF.
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10 Jul 19
A local income tax would be better than a tourist tax in raising revenue locally for councils, the Institute for Fiscal Studies associate director David Phillips said this morning.
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9 Jul 19
District councils are juggling a host of financial challenges as they face greater spending commitments at a time when funding is falling and when many of the challenges on the horizon are ‘unknowns’.
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9 Jul 19
Declining public services are a result of a “broken” economic model, an economist has told delegates at CIPFA’s annual conference.
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5 Jul 19
Accountability in England’s 38 Local Enterprise Partnerships is “a long way off”, MPs have warned.
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4 Jul 19
Some argue Jeremy Corbyn is too unpopular to be elected into number 10 but that ignores that everyone is unpopular at the moment, professor of politics Matthew Goodwin points out.
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4 Jul 19
There was a time when local markets were stalling, but local councils are starting to recognise that they could offer a way to boost a local economy and reverse high street decline. Kim Thomas...
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27 Jun 19
Tory leadership contenders’ tax and spend pledges would cost the country billions, researchers have found.
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25 Jun 19
A think-tank has warned most forms of Brexit will damage the UK economy - while the Office for National Statistics has predicted borrowing will increase this financial year.
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21 Jun 19
Austerity has undermined the progress of the government’s Northern Powerhouse project, a think-tank has claimed.
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21 Jun 19
A “damaging” no-deal Brexit would wipe out the billions of pounds the government has built up to spend on public services, the chancellor has warned.
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19 Jun 19
Schools cannot be expected to address the problems disadvantaged children face on their own - it’s down to society too, says education secretary Damian Hinds.
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18 Jun 19
A ‘no-deal’ Brexit poses the main risk to Ireland’s economy, which is “uniquely vulnerable” to events in the United Kingdom, the IMF has warned.
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14 Jun 19
Decentralising the financial system could rebalance growth across the country - and help local authorities as they become increasingly reliant on business rates, suggest Ben Gardiner and Ron...
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14 Jun 19
John Thornton asks if the recent fears around security after the Huawei leak highlight a slippery slope for the UK as a world power.
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14 Jun 19
Real income growth has ground to a halt after five years of recovery, with lowest income households hardest hit because of cuts in benefits and tax credits.
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14 Jun 19
A parliamentary inquiry has been launched to examine the impact of regional imbalances in the UK economy.
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6 Jun 19
The mass devolution of social security benefits next year represents a “very significant fiscal risk” to the Scottish budget, according to the body responsible for Scotland’s economic forecasts.
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31 May 19
The Scottish Government is facing a budgetary shortfall of £1bn over the next three years in the wake of updated forecasts, which more accurately reflect income tax receipts north and south of the...
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28 May 19
Local government will increasingly struggle to fund services as demand for social care rises, warns a think-tank.
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23 May 19
Public sector net borrowing in the UK in April was £5.8bn – £0.03bn less than in April 2018. This represents the lowest April borrowing figure since 2007, official statistics have revealed.
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20 May 19
Scrapping the next phase of High Speed 2 would be a disaster for regional economies, council leaders and mayors have warned.
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20 May 19
The potential of the new Scottish National Investment Bank will be compromised if it is limited to funding only commercial activities, the Scottish Government has been warned.
7 Aug 19A no deal Brexit will just heap more uncertainty on councils already working in the dark, explains LGiU chief executive Jonathan Carr-West.
1 Aug 19Weak consumer and business confidence fuelled by Brexit uncertainty is likely to hamper growth in Scotland in the coming months, with a fragile start to the year suggesting slow growth in the global...
31 Jul 19An October emergency budget would be an “extraordinarily bad idea”, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson has told PF.
10 Jul 19A local income tax would be better than a tourist tax in raising revenue locally for councils, the Institute for Fiscal Studies associate director David Phillips said this morning.
9 Jul 19District councils are juggling a host of financial challenges as they face greater spending commitments at a time when funding is falling and when many of the challenges on the horizon are ‘unknowns’.
9 Jul 19Declining public services are a result of a “broken” economic model, an economist has told delegates at CIPFA’s annual conference.
5 Jul 19Accountability in England’s 38 Local Enterprise Partnerships is “a long way off”, MPs have warned.
4 Jul 19Some argue Jeremy Corbyn is too unpopular to be elected into number 10 but that ignores that everyone is unpopular at the moment, professor of politics Matthew Goodwin points out.
4 Jul 19There was a time when local markets were stalling, but local councils are starting to recognise that they could offer a way to boost a local economy and reverse high street decline. Kim Thomas...
27 Jun 19Tory leadership contenders’ tax and spend pledges would cost the country billions, researchers have found.
21 Jun 19Austerity has undermined the progress of the government’s Northern Powerhouse project, a think-tank has claimed.
21 Jun 19A “damaging” no-deal Brexit would wipe out the billions of pounds the government has built up to spend on public services, the chancellor has warned.
19 Jun 19Schools cannot be expected to address the problems disadvantaged children face on their own - it’s down to society too, says education secretary Damian Hinds.
18 Jun 19A ‘no-deal’ Brexit poses the main risk to Ireland’s economy, which is “uniquely vulnerable” to events in the United Kingdom, the IMF has warned.
14 Jun 19Decentralising the financial system could rebalance growth across the country - and help local authorities as they become increasingly reliant on business rates, suggest Ben Gardiner and Ron...
14 Jun 19John Thornton asks if the recent fears around security after the Huawei leak highlight a slippery slope for the UK as a world power.
14 Jun 19A parliamentary inquiry has been launched to examine the impact of regional imbalances in the UK economy.
23 May 19Public sector net borrowing in the UK in April was £5.8bn – £0.03bn less than in April 2018. This represents the lowest April borrowing figure since 2007, official statistics have revealed.
20 May 19Scrapping the next phase of High Speed 2 would be a disaster for regional economies, council leaders and mayors have warned.
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