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25 Sep 20
Business rates retention and other council funding mechanisms aimed at incentivising growth should be scrapped to focus on post-Covid recovery, according to the interest group representing urban...
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25 Sep 20
How much money could local government raise from government plans to radically shake-up the process of negotiating developer contributions?
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25 Sep 20
Council investment in buying buildings dropped by 56% in the first quarter compared to last year, while spending on new construction projects fell just 14% according to government data.
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24 Sep 20
The cost of Rishi Sunak’s ‘winter economic package’, unveiled today, will not be made public until November, the Treasury has confirmed.
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24 Sep 20
English councils will need billions of extra funding both this year and in the long-term, due to the impact of the Covid-19 crisis, a think-tank has warned.
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24 Sep 20
Speculation is growing that the government will opt for another one-year spending round following the announcement that November’s Budget will be delayed until next year.
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23 Sep 20
A senior civil servant this week played down fears that most councils will be left significantly out of pocket by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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23 Sep 20
CIPFA is moving its suite of data on local authorities onto a new, more interactive, web platform.
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23 Sep 20
A London council is likely to have to issue a section 114 notice if a bid to use capital funds for revenue services is refused by central government, its section 151 officer has indicated.
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23 Sep 20
Is chancellor Rishi Sunak likely to opt for another one-year spending round, and how constrained are his fiscal policy choices?
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23 Sep 20
Ian Carruthers has been re-appointed as independent chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board for a third three-year term.
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22 Sep 20
The National Audit Office has launched an inquiry into the UK’s adult social care market and its financial sustainability following Covid-19.
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21 Sep 20
HMRC recovered £7.9bn less from fraud and error in the first three months of this financial year than it did in the same period in 2019 – a drop of more than half.
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21 Sep 20
The government has pre-empted the publication of its independent review of rail transport by announcing the end of rail franchising after almost 25 years.
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18 Sep 20
Finance ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have expressed concerns over the financial implications the UK Internal Market Bill will have on devolved governments.
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18 Sep 20
The Bank of England has outlined plans to explore how negative interest rates could be implemented for the first time, to help the UK’s economic recovery from Covid-19.
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18 Sep 20
Thanet District Council has warned a section 114 notice is a “possibility” as the council plans to use its reserves to offset Covid-19 losses.
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17 Sep 20
UK CPI inflation dropped to 0.2% in August – the lowest rate since December 2015 – according to the Office for National Statistics.
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17 Sep 20
Public sector members of the Local Government Pension Scheme aged over 55, who are made redundant and wish to take early retirement as result, will face “significant” cuts to their benefits if...
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17 Sep 20
More than 100 councils in England have reported fraudulent claims for Covid-19 grants since the introduction of the emergency measures, according to a report.
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16 Sep 20
Luton Borough Council has approved the borrowing of £60m, which it then intends to lend to its wholly-owned London Luton Airport Ltd as it seeks to offset losses resulting from Covid-19.
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16 Sep 20
The Department for Education's upcoming 10-year reform programme must include a “clear vision on the structure and funding of the college sector”, the National Audit Office has said.
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15 Sep 20
Peterborough City Council is to review the running of cultural and leisure services in the city, following the termination of its outsourcing agreement and transfer of responsibilities for running...
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15 Sep 20
The UK government should look to create its own state aid system after the Brexit transitional agreement ends, according to the Institute for Government.
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14 Sep 20
Local-authority-to-local-authority borrowing continues to rise, as short-term borrowing rates dropped to 0% last week, according to local government treasury advisors Arlingclose.
25 Sep 20Business rates retention and other council funding mechanisms aimed at incentivising growth should be scrapped to focus on post-Covid recovery, according to the interest group representing urban...
25 Sep 20How much money could local government raise from government plans to radically shake-up the process of negotiating developer contributions?
25 Sep 20Council investment in buying buildings dropped by 56% in the first quarter compared to last year, while spending on new construction projects fell just 14% according to government data.
24 Sep 20The cost of Rishi Sunak’s ‘winter economic package’, unveiled today, will not be made public until November, the Treasury has confirmed.
24 Sep 20English councils will need billions of extra funding both this year and in the long-term, due to the impact of the Covid-19 crisis, a think-tank has warned.
24 Sep 20Speculation is growing that the government will opt for another one-year spending round following the announcement that November’s Budget will be delayed until next year.
23 Sep 20A senior civil servant this week played down fears that most councils will be left significantly out of pocket by the Covid-19 pandemic.
23 Sep 20CIPFA is moving its suite of data on local authorities onto a new, more interactive, web platform.
23 Sep 20A London council is likely to have to issue a section 114 notice if a bid to use capital funds for revenue services is refused by central government, its section 151 officer has indicated.
23 Sep 20Is chancellor Rishi Sunak likely to opt for another one-year spending round, and how constrained are his fiscal policy choices?
23 Sep 20Ian Carruthers has been re-appointed as independent chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board for a third three-year term.
22 Sep 20The National Audit Office has launched an inquiry into the UK’s adult social care market and its financial sustainability following Covid-19.
21 Sep 20HMRC recovered £7.9bn less from fraud and error in the first three months of this financial year than it did in the same period in 2019 – a drop of more than half.
21 Sep 20The government has pre-empted the publication of its independent review of rail transport by announcing the end of rail franchising after almost 25 years.
18 Sep 20Finance ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have expressed concerns over the financial implications the UK Internal Market Bill will have on devolved governments.
18 Sep 20The Bank of England has outlined plans to explore how negative interest rates could be implemented for the first time, to help the UK’s economic recovery from Covid-19.
18 Sep 20Thanet District Council has warned a section 114 notice is a “possibility” as the council plans to use its reserves to offset Covid-19 losses.
17 Sep 20UK CPI inflation dropped to 0.2% in August – the lowest rate since December 2015 – according to the Office for National Statistics.
17 Sep 20Public sector members of the Local Government Pension Scheme aged over 55, who are made redundant and wish to take early retirement as result, will face “significant” cuts to their benefits if...
17 Sep 20More than 100 councils in England have reported fraudulent claims for Covid-19 grants since the introduction of the emergency measures, according to a report.
16 Sep 20Luton Borough Council has approved the borrowing of £60m, which it then intends to lend to its wholly-owned London Luton Airport Ltd as it seeks to offset losses resulting from Covid-19.
16 Sep 20The Department for Education's upcoming 10-year reform programme must include a “clear vision on the structure and funding of the college sector”, the National Audit Office has said.
15 Sep 20Peterborough City Council is to review the running of cultural and leisure services in the city, following the termination of its outsourcing agreement and transfer of responsibilities for running...
15 Sep 20The UK government should look to create its own state aid system after the Brexit transitional agreement ends, according to the Institute for Government.
14 Sep 20Local-authority-to-local-authority borrowing continues to rise, as short-term borrowing rates dropped to 0% last week, according to local government treasury advisors Arlingclose.
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