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28 Jul 20
Spelthorne Borough Council received over 90% of rent on its commercial properties during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, PF has learnt.
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27 Jul 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering implementing an online sales tax as the government seeks alternatives to business rates, according to reports.
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27 Jul 20
The UK’s economic recovery from Covid-19 may not take place until late-2024, as hopes of a V-shaped recovery “diminish”, according to economists at advisory firm EY.
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27 Jul 20
Additional grant funding of around £10bn will be required if the government is to meeting social housing demand, according to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee.
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24 Jul 20
The Treasury is looking into the potential of an infrastructure bank, to help offset the funding loss from European Investment Bank, according to a report.
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24 Jul 20
The government has guaranteed £3.7bn of additional funding for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to help the devolved administrations plan their response to Covid-19 in the months ahead.
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24 Jul 20
Ratings agency Moody’s has warned that it could downgrade the UK’s credit rating if it fails to provide a credible debt reduction strategy following Covid-19.
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23 Jul 20
Councils have insufficient funds to cope with a second wave of Covid-19, according to 85% of council chiefs.
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23 Jul 20
MSPs have launched an inquiry into Scottish local government finances aimed at working out whether Covid-19 will lead to a “new normal” in the way services are delivered.
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23 Jul 20
Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has hinted that the government could introduce council tax and business rate reimbursement schemes to help local authorities deal with the financial...
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22 Jul 20
Central government has failed to give local authorities enough clarity over long-term funding during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from the Public Accounts Committee.
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22 Jul 20
London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced an independent review into future funding and financing options for Transport for London.
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22 Jul 20
The government is asking for views on the potential of a capital values tax or online services tax to replace business rates in its comprehensive review of the tax.
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21 Jul 20
Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane has suggested negative interest rates could be implemented if further negative shocks are felt in the economy.
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21 Jul 20
Delayed local government audits are to blame for the Treasury’s slow production of the Whole of Government Accounts, according to the National Audit Office.
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21 Jul 20
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned the comprehensive spending review could lead to less money for spending departments than was trailed in March’s Budget, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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21 Jul 20
Local authority borrowing continued to rise in June to £3bn, £100m more than in May, and ten times higher than the figure for June 2019, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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20 Jul 20
The government has been criticised for its lack of understanding of the effectiveness of tax reliefs, as after a report from the Public Accounts Committee said it knew "too little" about the schemes...
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20 Jul 20
Schools across England are set to receive an additional £4.8bn in pupil funding in 2021.
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17 Jul 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned of “tough choices” that will have to be made on tax policy during a grilling by MPs.
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17 Jul 20
The government has announced £3bn of extra funding for the NHS in England to deal with an upcoming “perfect storm” that threatens to tip the health service over capacity.
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17 Jul 20
New proposals to rectify discrimination introduced by 2015 reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme will cost employers £2.5bn, the government has estimated.
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17 Jul 20
The National Audit Office is to investigate the government’s implementation of Covid-19-related employment initiatives, including how it is mitigating the risk of fraud.
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16 Jul 20
Councils borrowed £875m for housing projects in March from the Public Works Loan Board after the introduction of a special rate for housing revenue account projects in the Budget.
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16 Jul 20
Birmingham City Council has received the biggest allocation from the government’s latest £500m pot to support councils with spending related to Covid-19.
28 Jul 20Spelthorne Borough Council received over 90% of rent on its commercial properties during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, PF has learnt.
27 Jul 20Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering implementing an online sales tax as the government seeks alternatives to business rates, according to reports.
27 Jul 20The UK’s economic recovery from Covid-19 may not take place until late-2024, as hopes of a V-shaped recovery “diminish”, according to economists at advisory firm EY.
27 Jul 20Additional grant funding of around £10bn will be required if the government is to meeting social housing demand, according to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee.
24 Jul 20The Treasury is looking into the potential of an infrastructure bank, to help offset the funding loss from European Investment Bank, according to a report.
24 Jul 20The government has guaranteed £3.7bn of additional funding for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to help the devolved administrations plan their response to Covid-19 in the months ahead.
24 Jul 20Ratings agency Moody’s has warned that it could downgrade the UK’s credit rating if it fails to provide a credible debt reduction strategy following Covid-19.
23 Jul 20Councils have insufficient funds to cope with a second wave of Covid-19, according to 85% of council chiefs.
23 Jul 20MSPs have launched an inquiry into Scottish local government finances aimed at working out whether Covid-19 will lead to a “new normal” in the way services are delivered.
23 Jul 20Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has hinted that the government could introduce council tax and business rate reimbursement schemes to help local authorities deal with the financial...
22 Jul 20Central government has failed to give local authorities enough clarity over long-term funding during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from the Public Accounts Committee.
22 Jul 20London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced an independent review into future funding and financing options for Transport for London.
22 Jul 20The government is asking for views on the potential of a capital values tax or online services tax to replace business rates in its comprehensive review of the tax.
21 Jul 20Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane has suggested negative interest rates could be implemented if further negative shocks are felt in the economy.
21 Jul 20Delayed local government audits are to blame for the Treasury’s slow production of the Whole of Government Accounts, according to the National Audit Office.
20 Jul 20The government has been criticised for its lack of understanding of the effectiveness of tax reliefs, as after a report from the Public Accounts Committee said it knew "too little" about the schemes...
20 Jul 20Schools across England are set to receive an additional £4.8bn in pupil funding in 2021.
17 Jul 20Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned of “tough choices” that will have to be made on tax policy during a grilling by MPs.
17 Jul 20The government has announced £3bn of extra funding for the NHS in England to deal with an upcoming “perfect storm” that threatens to tip the health service over capacity.
17 Jul 20New proposals to rectify discrimination introduced by 2015 reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme will cost employers £2.5bn, the government has estimated.
17 Jul 20The National Audit Office is to investigate the government’s implementation of Covid-19-related employment initiatives, including how it is mitigating the risk of fraud.
16 Jul 20Councils borrowed £875m for housing projects in March from the Public Works Loan Board after the introduction of a special rate for housing revenue account projects in the Budget.
16 Jul 20Birmingham City Council has received the biggest allocation from the government’s latest £500m pot to support councils with spending related to Covid-19.
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