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11 Feb 21
The New Homes Bonus could be reformed to help councils fund infrastructure in areas with lower land values, according to a new government consultation.
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11 Feb 21
The London Borough of Croydon is set to invest up to £10m to keep its cash-strapped housing company Brick by Brick afloat while it seeks a buyer.
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11 Feb 21
Leicestershire County Council says it could raise £18m of revenue each year to fund services after agreeing an £89m expansion of its commercial property portfolio.
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10 Feb 21
A new £3.5bn fund to fix unsafe cladding on high-rise buildings has been announced by housing secretary Robert Jenrick.
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10 Feb 21
The government is close to approving two capitalisation directions worth £12.8m to help Eastbourne Borough Council meet funding gaps caused by Covid-19.
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10 Feb 21
Local authorities lack the expertise to manage the wind-down of private finance initiative deals as contracts begin to come to an end, a civil servant warned this week.
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10 Feb 21
Government plans to procure personal protective equipment before Covid-19 were inadequate, leading to hundreds of millions of pounds being wasted on PPE not fit for purpose, according to a group of...
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10 Feb 21
Local authorities require long-term funding certainty to help implement changes to the social care system, according to a new report.
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8 Feb 21
Local authorities do not have enough funding to carry out their flood prevention duties, a report from MPs has warned.
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8 Feb 21
The government is considering an overhaul of the healthcare system which would put partnerships between councils and the NHS onto a statutory footing, a leaked document reveals.
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8 Feb 21
Treasury officials are looking into the implementation of an online sales tax and an ‘excessive profit’ levy, in response to the increase in online shopping resulting from Covid-19, according to...
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5 Feb 21
Local authorities in England will receive around £15m in additional funding to help hold safe council elections, after the government confirmed polling will take place on 6 May.
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5 Feb 21
The Bank of England has written to banks asking them to take measures to prepare for any future decision to cut interest rates below zero later this year.
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5 Feb 21
Local government spending power will be around two percentage points lower than the 4.6% trailed by the government in the final funding settlement announced yesterday, according to a local government...
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5 Feb 21
Councils expect to collect £1.3bn less council tax in 2020-21 than they forecast before Covid-19 hit, after the crisis damaged some households’ ability to pay bills, according to the Institute for...
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4 Feb 21
The Treasury has confirmed that the public sector pension scheme members will be allowed to defer their choice on pension benefits upon retirement.
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4 Feb 21
West Berkshire Council is to shelve the uncompleted third of its £100m commercial investment plan following the introduction of new restrictions on borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board.
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4 Feb 21
Councils must be compensated if they are to comply with a new call by government to delay business rates billing, according to CIPFA.
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4 Feb 21
Two Local Government Pension Scheme pools in England are to invest £190m in a UK affordable housing programme.
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3 Feb 21
Lincolnshire County Council is set to use £12m of its reserves to fund additional business support help small firms in the area.
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3 Feb 21
The costs of independence to the Scottish economy are likely to be two to three times greater than the costs of Brexit as a result of increased trade costs, a study warns.
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2 Feb 21
The number of loans taken from the Public Works Loan Board fell in January, with one treasury adviser saying Covid-19 payments from government could have weakened borrowing demand.
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2 Feb 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will stand by the 2019 Conservative manifesto pledge and not raise income tax, VAT or national insurance in the upcoming budget, according to reports.
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2 Feb 21
CIPFA is consulting on proposed strengthening training for treasury management staff, following the introduction of legislation allowing public bodies to use more complex financial tools.
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1 Feb 21
The government has “no other credible alternative” to granting the London Borough of Croydon a capitalisation direction to ease its financial woes, a review it commissioned has concluded.
11 Feb 21The New Homes Bonus could be reformed to help councils fund infrastructure in areas with lower land values, according to a new government consultation.
11 Feb 21The London Borough of Croydon is set to invest up to £10m to keep its cash-strapped housing company Brick by Brick afloat while it seeks a buyer.
11 Feb 21Leicestershire County Council says it could raise £18m of revenue each year to fund services after agreeing an £89m expansion of its commercial property portfolio.
10 Feb 21A new £3.5bn fund to fix unsafe cladding on high-rise buildings has been announced by housing secretary Robert Jenrick.
10 Feb 21The government is close to approving two capitalisation directions worth £12.8m to help Eastbourne Borough Council meet funding gaps caused by Covid-19.
10 Feb 21Local authorities lack the expertise to manage the wind-down of private finance initiative deals as contracts begin to come to an end, a civil servant warned this week.
10 Feb 21Government plans to procure personal protective equipment before Covid-19 were inadequate, leading to hundreds of millions of pounds being wasted on PPE not fit for purpose, according to a group of...
10 Feb 21Local authorities require long-term funding certainty to help implement changes to the social care system, according to a new report.
8 Feb 21Local authorities do not have enough funding to carry out their flood prevention duties, a report from MPs has warned.
8 Feb 21The government is considering an overhaul of the healthcare system which would put partnerships between councils and the NHS onto a statutory footing, a leaked document reveals.
8 Feb 21Treasury officials are looking into the implementation of an online sales tax and an ‘excessive profit’ levy, in response to the increase in online shopping resulting from Covid-19, according to...
5 Feb 21Local authorities in England will receive around £15m in additional funding to help hold safe council elections, after the government confirmed polling will take place on 6 May.
5 Feb 21The Bank of England has written to banks asking them to take measures to prepare for any future decision to cut interest rates below zero later this year.
5 Feb 21Local government spending power will be around two percentage points lower than the 4.6% trailed by the government in the final funding settlement announced yesterday, according to a local government...
5 Feb 21Councils expect to collect £1.3bn less council tax in 2020-21 than they forecast before Covid-19 hit, after the crisis damaged some households’ ability to pay bills, according to the Institute for...
4 Feb 21The Treasury has confirmed that the public sector pension scheme members will be allowed to defer their choice on pension benefits upon retirement.
4 Feb 21West Berkshire Council is to shelve the uncompleted third of its £100m commercial investment plan following the introduction of new restrictions on borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board.
4 Feb 21Councils must be compensated if they are to comply with a new call by government to delay business rates billing, according to CIPFA.
4 Feb 21Two Local Government Pension Scheme pools in England are to invest £190m in a UK affordable housing programme.
3 Feb 21Lincolnshire County Council is set to use £12m of its reserves to fund additional business support help small firms in the area.
3 Feb 21The costs of independence to the Scottish economy are likely to be two to three times greater than the costs of Brexit as a result of increased trade costs, a study warns.
2 Feb 21The number of loans taken from the Public Works Loan Board fell in January, with one treasury adviser saying Covid-19 payments from government could have weakened borrowing demand.
2 Feb 21Chancellor Rishi Sunak will stand by the 2019 Conservative manifesto pledge and not raise income tax, VAT or national insurance in the upcoming budget, according to reports.
2 Feb 21CIPFA is consulting on proposed strengthening training for treasury management staff, following the introduction of legislation allowing public bodies to use more complex financial tools.
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