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15 Jan 21
The UK’s economy shrank by 2.6% in November, as a result of the second English lockdown, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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15 Jan 21
Proposed cuts to government funding for public transport body Transport for the North would “undermine levelling-up” and put planned improvement works at risk, according to the group’s finance chief...
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14 Jan 21
The Bank of England needs to improve its own understanding of its quantitative easing programme to improve its effectiveness, according to the bank’s internal watchdog.
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14 Jan 21
London Borough of Croydon is likely to lend more money to its cash-strapped housing company Brick by Brick, it has revealed.
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14 Jan 21
A future Labour government would produce 20-year projections for the public finances, according to shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds.
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13 Jan 21
The Welsh Government is to pay back £3m in European Union grant funding following concerns raised by the Welsh spending watchdog over value for money.
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13 Jan 21
A 'back to the future' approach for local government audit is not realistic, according to Steve Freer, chairman of audit oversight body Public Sector Audit Appointments.
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12 Jan 21
A reform of current taxes would be more efficient and raise more money than a new levy based on wealth, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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12 Jan 21
Labour leader Keir Starmer has called on the government to back local authorities and prevent council tax rises to ease pressure on families.
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12 Jan 21
A proposed 9.5% council tax rise for the Greater London Authority council tax precept now rests on approval from ministers.
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11 Jan 21
The Treasury has confirmed that its Dormant Assets Scheme is to be expanded to cover accounts in insurance, pensions, investment, wealth management and securities sectors.
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11 Jan 21
Somerset County Council is to write to the prime minister Boris Johnson refuting claims by a county MP that the authority incorrectly used Covid-19 grant funding to balance its books.
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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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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.
15 Jan 21The UK’s economy shrank by 2.6% in November, as a result of the second English lockdown, according to the Office for National Statistics.
15 Jan 21Proposed cuts to government funding for public transport body Transport for the North would “undermine levelling-up” and put planned improvement works at risk, according to the group’s finance chief...
14 Jan 21The Bank of England needs to improve its own understanding of its quantitative easing programme to improve its effectiveness, according to the bank’s internal watchdog.
14 Jan 21London Borough of Croydon is likely to lend more money to its cash-strapped housing company Brick by Brick, it has revealed.
14 Jan 21A future Labour government would produce 20-year projections for the public finances, according to shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds.
13 Jan 21The Welsh Government is to pay back £3m in European Union grant funding following concerns raised by the Welsh spending watchdog over value for money.
13 Jan 21A 'back to the future' approach for local government audit is not realistic, according to Steve Freer, chairman of audit oversight body Public Sector Audit Appointments.
12 Jan 21A reform of current taxes would be more efficient and raise more money than a new levy based on wealth, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
12 Jan 21Labour leader Keir Starmer has called on the government to back local authorities and prevent council tax rises to ease pressure on families.
12 Jan 21A proposed 9.5% council tax rise for the Greater London Authority council tax precept now rests on approval from ministers.
11 Jan 21The Treasury has confirmed that its Dormant Assets Scheme is to be expanded to cover accounts in insurance, pensions, investment, wealth management and securities sectors.
11 Jan 21Somerset County Council is to write to the prime minister Boris Johnson refuting claims by a county MP that the authority incorrectly used Covid-19 grant funding to balance its books.
8 Jan 21Wirral Council has spent £2m on purchasing the former Birkenhead House of Fraser store as part of its regeneration plans.
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 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 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.
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