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Why a move towards annual valuations is crucial to make business rates better.
A 10-point plan for ensuring that a reformed business rates system puts local economic growth at its heart.
Business rates are one of the most important taxes for local government, yet our current system has come under huge scrutiny in recent years. The tax has been blamed for the struggles of...
Japan’s local government funding model demonstrates that it is possible to achieve both tax devolution to encourage growth and an adequate level of funding for public services across a country
A small real terms increase in ‘core spending power’ for local government won’t end the squeeze on council budgets for things such as libraries, parks and economic development.
Scotland’s new council finance plans will empower city leaders to manage their finances according to local need, the rest of the UK should follow their lead.
As a decade of austerity comes to end, this year’s edition of Cities Outlook looks at how city spending has changed.
Without fundamental reform of local government finance, more cities will face a funding crisis in the coming years
This table sets out some of tools for funding and financing inclusive growth most effectively