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27 Mar 15
The Public Accounts Committee has criticised the work of Revenue and Customs, warning that the tax collection agency continues to have ‘too cosy’ a relationship with accountancy firms and...
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25 Mar 15
Around £100 could be shaved off council tax bills by 2020 as local government becomes more innovative and entrepreneurial, the Localis think-tank has predicted.
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24 Mar 15
A majority of people would support an increase in council tax if the additional funding was used to make local services more responsive and tailored to individual needs, a poll has found.
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18 Mar 15
George Osborne’s statement included no details on tax rises or how to improve public sector efficiency, but the next government will likely need both to meet fiscal targets.
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18 Mar 15
The decision to let private operator Circle run Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust was an unsuccessful experiment that has left the taxpayer exposed, the Public Accounts Committee has concluded...
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16 Mar 15
A proportion of tobacco duties should be given to local authorities to fund the cost of cleaning up cigarettes and other litter, the House of Commons’ communities and local government committee...
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16 Mar 15
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has launched a review of the business rates system in England, which will consider how to use local retention of revenue to incentivise councils to...
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13 Mar 15
Council tax bills in Wales are set to rise by an average of 4% in 2015/16, costing the average Band D household £52, an analysis by CIPFA has found.
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12 Mar 15
The Barnett formula needs to be scrapped as part of moves to ensure an equitable and sustainable distribution of public funding across the UK, a CIPFA submission to the Northern Ireland Assembly has...
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12 Mar 15
Scotland’s continuing obsession with wresting powers from Westminster is in danger of hijacking the ‘more pressing’ need to devolve power down from Holyrood to local authority level...
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10 Mar 15
The government’s Universal Credit benefit reform is likely to encourage more claimants into work, but could see them choosing to work shorter hours, at considerable cost to the Treasury, a Resolution...
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4 Mar 15
The government’s council tax freeze has saved households in England £168 a year, but cost public services around £2.8bn, CIPFA’s annual survey and analysis has found.
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20 Feb 15
The Scottish Government has revealed the membership of a 13-strong commission that will examine alternatives to the council tax, with members including Cosla president David O’Neill and head of CIPFA...
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10 Feb 15
The Welsh government is consulting on a new land transaction tax for Wales, it has been announced. Finance minister Jane Hutt said this would be the first new tax to be levied in Wales for 800 years.
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28 Jan 15
Revenue Scotland, the new tax collection agency due to come into force in Scotland from April 1, is fully ready to take over, Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has told the UK Treasury.
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22 Jan 15
Low-income families with children and the very well off are the two groups that have lost the most from the coalition government’s changes to tax and benefits for working-age people, the Institute...
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3 Dec 14
Air passenger duty is to be scrapped on flights taken by children, the chancellor said in his Autumn Statement today.
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3 Dec 14
Radical changes to stamp duty, which will cut the tax on 98% of home sales, were unveiled in the Autumn Statement.
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7 Aug 14
All political parties have been urged to commit to council tax revaluation in the next parliament by the British Property Federation, which said most voters would see little change after a review.
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4 Jul 14
Councils have called for part of the revenue from fuel duty to be given to local authorities so it can be used to quicken the pace of road repairs and avoid a crisis in the state of local...
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29 Apr 14
When David Cameron and Nick Clegg crossed the Severn to hand over new fiscal powers to the Welsh Assembly, they kept a ‘lockstep’ on income tax. But there’s no turning back from the...
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2 Apr 14
Now is the moment to start thinking about a long-term replacement for the council tax. Reform is not easy, but it is not impossible either
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19 Mar 14
Many of the eye-catching measures in the Budget on pensions and ISAs will do little to tackle underlying growth and productivity issues. They continue a pattern of short-termist thinking by the...
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28 Nov 13
If we’re all in this together, why are pensioners given special treatment? The government should ensure that older workers are no longer exempt from National Insurance Contributions and that pensions...
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25 Sep 13
Some councils appear to be taking advantage of what they see as a loophole in the legislation regarding the Housing Revenue Account. But such attempts are not only morally wrong, they are legally...
27 Mar 15The Public Accounts Committee has criticised the work of Revenue and Customs, warning that the tax collection agency continues to have ‘too cosy’ a relationship with accountancy firms and...
25 Mar 15Around £100 could be shaved off council tax bills by 2020 as local government becomes more innovative and entrepreneurial, the Localis think-tank has predicted.
24 Mar 15A majority of people would support an increase in council tax if the additional funding was used to make local services more responsive and tailored to individual needs, a poll has found.
18 Mar 15George Osborne’s statement included no details on tax rises or how to improve public sector efficiency, but the next government will likely need both to meet fiscal targets.
18 Mar 15The decision to let private operator Circle run Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust was an unsuccessful experiment that has left the taxpayer exposed, the Public Accounts Committee has concluded...
16 Mar 15Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has launched a review of the business rates system in England, which will consider how to use local retention of revenue to incentivise councils to...
13 Mar 15Council tax bills in Wales are set to rise by an average of 4% in 2015/16, costing the average Band D household £52, an analysis by CIPFA has found.
12 Mar 15The Barnett formula needs to be scrapped as part of moves to ensure an equitable and sustainable distribution of public funding across the UK, a CIPFA submission to the Northern Ireland Assembly has...
12 Mar 15Scotland’s continuing obsession with wresting powers from Westminster is in danger of hijacking the ‘more pressing’ need to devolve power down from Holyrood to local authority level...
10 Mar 15The government’s Universal Credit benefit reform is likely to encourage more claimants into work, but could see them choosing to work shorter hours, at considerable cost to the Treasury, a Resolution...
4 Mar 15The government’s council tax freeze has saved households in England £168 a year, but cost public services around £2.8bn, CIPFA’s annual survey and analysis has found.
20 Feb 15The Scottish Government has revealed the membership of a 13-strong commission that will examine alternatives to the council tax, with members including Cosla president David O’Neill and head of CIPFA...
10 Feb 15The Welsh government is consulting on a new land transaction tax for Wales, it has been announced. Finance minister Jane Hutt said this would be the first new tax to be levied in Wales for 800 years.
22 Jan 15Low-income families with children and the very well off are the two groups that have lost the most from the coalition government’s changes to tax and benefits for working-age people, the Institute...
4 Jul 14Councils have called for part of the revenue from fuel duty to be given to local authorities so it can be used to quicken the pace of road repairs and avoid a crisis in the state of local...
29 Apr 14When David Cameron and Nick Clegg crossed the Severn to hand over new fiscal powers to the Welsh Assembly, they kept a ‘lockstep’ on income tax. But there’s no turning back from the...
2 Apr 14Now is the moment to start thinking about a long-term replacement for the council tax. Reform is not easy, but it is not impossible either
19 Mar 14Many of the eye-catching measures in the Budget on pensions and ISAs will do little to tackle underlying growth and productivity issues. They continue a pattern of short-termist thinking by the...
28 Nov 13If we’re all in this together, why are pensioners given special treatment? The government should ensure that older workers are no longer exempt from National Insurance Contributions and that pensions...
25 Sep 13Some councils appear to be taking advantage of what they see as a loophole in the legislation regarding the Housing Revenue Account. But such attempts are not only morally wrong, they are legally...
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