Oldham County Council has become the latest to call on the government to provide further funding to authorities, as they struggle to offset costs incurred during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Office for Budget Responsibility has predicted UK GDP could fall by as much as 35% in the second quarter of this year, due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Blanket deferrals or non-payment of council tax could have a “serious effect” on council funding in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the County Councils Network.
The UK government’s job retention scheme, aimed at saving jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, could cost up to three times the amount originally forecast, according to think-tank the Resolution...
City of York Council leader Keith Aspden has warned his council faces a £20m shortfall in funding due to rising costs in relation to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lending between councils has dropped as councils look to keep hold of cash due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, according to treasury adviser Arlingclose.
Health secretary Matt Hancock has written to MPs and peers asking for their views on adult social reforms, as the government attempts to reach a cross-party consensus.
The chair of the National Infrastructure Commission has voiced his disappointment over a delay to the publication of the government's £100bn National Infrastructure Strategy.
Government departments have reported £92m in 'fruitless payments' and 'constructive losses' relating to Brexit, according to a report by the National Audit Office.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been warned he will have to reassess the plans his first Budget, in response to the economic disruption caused by the spread of the coronavirus.
Major infrastructure projects always come with their controversies, and High Speed 2 is no exception. Rob Whiteman says the recent furore surrounding the project highlights a need for new ways of...
A commission set-up to reduce inequality has called for the trebling of the UK’s proposed post-Brexit investment fund to help 'level-up' economic disparities across the UK.
The government has promised an ‘electric vehicle revolution’ by 2040 to tackle the climate emergency, but building an infrastructure to support this may be easier said than done, PJ White reports.
