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Further support now available for households and businesses affected by severe flooding.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Councils across England are set to receive the biggest year-on-year real terms increase in funding for almost a decade.
Business rates payers in England will have bills that more accurately reflect current property values under new legislation.
Letter from the Permanent Secretary to the Comptroller and Auditor General of the National Audit Office regarding guidance sent to local authorities in England.
Councils in England are to benefit from increased funding for core services including additional support for the most vulnerable in society.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A business rates ‘loophole’ which could be costing English councils millions in lost Council Tax is to be reviewed by ministers with a consultation.
Local authorities will have more certainty to plan their budgets as government confirms it will aim for set dates each year.
Councils encouraged to join forces and put forward proposals to retain the growth in their business rates income, as Sajid Javid announces new pilots.
Local Government Minister Marcus Jones writes a follow-up letter to local authorities on business rates reliefs.
Local Government Minister letter to local authorities on business rates reliefs.
The UK’s digital revolution is set to benefit from a multi-million pound boost, under plans announced by Communities Secretary Sajid Javid.
Ministerial letter to the Local Government Chronicle about a story published about redistributed business rates
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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