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England’s largest councils will receive just 2p in government funding for every £1 of their rising costs over the next three years as government diverts money…[more...]
The Local Government Association (LGA) is to commission an ‘independent external review' of its restructure plans in the wake of chief executive Joanna Killian taking ‘unexpected… [more...]
The government’s approach to setting funding floors for councils has been called into question over how those involved in business rate pooling were assessed.
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A survey of councils by the LGA has found that eight in 10 local authorities responsible for education services could face insolvency without a major financial… [more...]
Northern MPs have said that a new council funding formula favours London. Ministers are reported to be discussing possible changes with northwest MPs, after housing costs… [more...]