Colin Marrs

Public Finance editor

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Recent articles

Treasury rejects fundamental Green Book reform

Local government misunderstanding of Whitehall’s process for assessing funding bids – not the... Read more
Warrington to issue bond through agency

Warrington Borough Council is set to become the second local authority to launch a bond through the... Read more
PWLB rate cut and ban on 'borrowing for yield'

The government has reversed its October 2019 hike in the Public Works Loan Board borrowing rate and... Read more
PWLB debt drops for first time in four years

The amount of money owed by local authorities to the Public Works Loan Board fell for the first... Read more
Negative press forces council into borrowing strategy switch

An Essex council says it has been forced to change its borrowing strategy because other councils... Read more
Bexley mulls £15m capitalisation application

London Borough of Bexley is in discussions with government over a possible application to use £15m... Read more
BoE: Permanent £39bn annual GDP hit from Covid-19

Monetary policy will attempt to combat long-term scarring to UK GDP from Covid-19 forecast at £40bn... Read more
LGA launches Croydon disciplinary probe

The Local Government Association has launched an investigation into whether disciplinary action... Read more
State of independence: interview with departing OBR chief Robert Chote

Stepping down last month after 10 years in charge, Robert Chote has entrenched the Office for... Read more
UK credit rating downgraded

Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded the UK’s credit rating for the third time in eight years,... Read more

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