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8 Jan 21
Wirral Council has spent £2m on purchasing the former Birkenhead House of Fraser store as part of its regeneration plans.
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8 Jan 21
November's single-year Spending Review implies future cuts to unprotected departments in the coming year, while tax rises seem the only option to pay down Covid-19 debt.
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7 Jan 21
Tom Scholar is to be reappointed as the permanent secretary to the UK Treasury, to serve his second five-year term in the position.
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7 Jan 21
The value of government contracts put out to tender last year fell 8% to £101bn, despite large Covid-19 deals, according to government contracts analysis firm Tussell.
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7 Jan 21
The UK’s economy could take until 2024 to reach pre-Covid-19 levels, economists at PwC have warned.
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6 Jan 21
Councillors at Lincolnshire County Council have rejected the option of using the 3% increase to the adult social care precept next year which was announced during the local government settlement.
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6 Jan 21
The Ministry of Justice failed to meet either of its financial management targets outlined in the 2015 Spending Review, according to the National Audit Office.
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5 Jan 21
Cash-strapped London Borough of Croydon will not need to issue a third section 114 notice this financial year, after advice from CIPFA.
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5 Jan 21
Local authorities borrowed £252m from the Public Works Loan Board in December, the highest sum borrowed since April, following November’s one percentage point drop in borrowing rate.
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5 Jan 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a grant funding package worth up to £4.6bn to be allocated by councils, to help keep businesses in Britain afloat following the third national lockdown.
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4 Jan 21
Former CIPFA presidents Caroline Gardner and Brian Roberts have been honoured in the New Year’s Honours List.
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4 Jan 21
The High Court has granted permission for a judicial review into the legality of Local Government Pension Scheme exit payment cap regulations.
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21 Dec 20
The Welsh Government has proposed a one percentage point increase in its residential land transaction tax, the successor to stamp duty land tax, to help “support housing priorities”.
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21 Dec 20
Core funding for councils in England is set to be 3% lower in real terms per head next year than in 2015-2016, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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18 Dec 20
Merton Council plans to wind up its wholly owned housing company Merantun Development Ltd, after the company’s business case was deemed “no longer viable”.
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18 Dec 20
The recent restrictions imposed on borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board will make budget management in the medium term more challenging, ratings agency Moody’s has said.
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18 Dec 20
The government has launched a best-value inspection at Liverpool City Council, following a police probe that saw mayor Joe Anderson arrested.
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18 Dec 20
Local government secretary Robert Jenrick is to appoint an expert panel to help address “appalling” financial management issues at Nottingham City Council, following a government rapid review.
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17 Dec 20
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has rejected the proposal of a new audit oversight body as outlined in the Redmond Review.
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17 Dec 20
The government is to reduce the New Homes Bonus to free up funding for local authority grants, it announced as part of the provisional local government finance settlement.
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17 Dec 20
The exit payment cap for Local Government Pension Schemes in England can be relaxed for some employees on “compassionate grounds”, the government has said.
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17 Dec 20
The Welsh Government has threatened legal action over the Internal Market Bill, which it says is an “attack on its legislative competence”.
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16 Dec 20
London Borough of Croydon has requested permission from the government to use borrowing earmarked for capital projects on filling its revenue budget gap instead.
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16 Dec 20
It has been a long year. How well can you recall the events affecting public finances over the past 12 months?
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16 Dec 20
A proposed post-Brexit overhaul of the UK’s public procurement rules would make it easier buyers to encourage social value, according to the government.
8 Jan 21Wirral Council has spent £2m on purchasing the former Birkenhead House of Fraser store as part of its regeneration plans.
8 Jan 21November's single-year Spending Review implies future cuts to unprotected departments in the coming year, while tax rises seem the only option to pay down Covid-19 debt.
7 Jan 21Tom Scholar is to be reappointed as the permanent secretary to the UK Treasury, to serve his second five-year term in the position.
7 Jan 21The value of government contracts put out to tender last year fell 8% to £101bn, despite large Covid-19 deals, according to government contracts analysis firm Tussell.
7 Jan 21The UK’s economy could take until 2024 to reach pre-Covid-19 levels, economists at PwC have warned.
6 Jan 21Councillors at Lincolnshire County Council have rejected the option of using the 3% increase to the adult social care precept next year which was announced during the local government settlement.
6 Jan 21The Ministry of Justice failed to meet either of its financial management targets outlined in the 2015 Spending Review, according to the National Audit Office.
5 Jan 21Cash-strapped London Borough of Croydon will not need to issue a third section 114 notice this financial year, after advice from CIPFA.
5 Jan 21Local authorities borrowed £252m from the Public Works Loan Board in December, the highest sum borrowed since April, following November’s one percentage point drop in borrowing rate.
5 Jan 21Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a grant funding package worth up to £4.6bn to be allocated by councils, to help keep businesses in Britain afloat following the third national lockdown.
4 Jan 21Former CIPFA presidents Caroline Gardner and Brian Roberts have been honoured in the New Year’s Honours List.
4 Jan 21The High Court has granted permission for a judicial review into the legality of Local Government Pension Scheme exit payment cap regulations.
21 Dec 20The Welsh Government has proposed a one percentage point increase in its residential land transaction tax, the successor to stamp duty land tax, to help “support housing priorities”.
21 Dec 20Core funding for councils in England is set to be 3% lower in real terms per head next year than in 2015-2016, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
18 Dec 20The recent restrictions imposed on borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board will make budget management in the medium term more challenging, ratings agency Moody’s has said.
18 Dec 20The government has launched a best-value inspection at Liverpool City Council, following a police probe that saw mayor Joe Anderson arrested.
17 Dec 20The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has rejected the proposal of a new audit oversight body as outlined in the Redmond Review.
17 Dec 20The government is to reduce the New Homes Bonus to free up funding for local authority grants, it announced as part of the provisional local government finance settlement.
17 Dec 20The exit payment cap for Local Government Pension Schemes in England can be relaxed for some employees on “compassionate grounds”, the government has said.
16 Dec 20A proposed post-Brexit overhaul of the UK’s public procurement rules would make it easier buyers to encourage social value, according to the government.
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