London councils will continue to pilot business rates retention next year but at the lower rate of 75%, rather than the 100% they trialled in 2018-19, the draft local government settlement revealed...
Focusing discussion on the productivity problem is not helpful, says Nigel Wilcock of the Institute of Economic Development. We should look at how to incentivise capital investment and training.
The Welsh Government should adopt a more joined-up approach to the financial help it offers business rather than focusing on individual projects, auditors said.
As the public sector wrestles with looming funding gaps, John Thornton asks if the technology that has revolutionised trade for small businesses could lend a helping hand.
Many redevelopment schemes in the UK put the onus on corporate profit at the cost of local communities but other countries show there is another way, argues Genevieve Maitland Hudson of Social...
An umbrella-group has expressed disappointment Philip Hammond did not consult with local authorities before announcing in the Budget business rates relief for high street retailers.
The Scottish Government has been warned against further raising the top rate of income tax, which would create greater divergence in the tax system north and south of the border.
The UK’s public finances are among the weakest in the world after the 2008 financial crash, behind Gambia, Uganda and Kenya, an IMF assessment of assets and liabilities has revealed.
The government will secure a Brexit deal that will create a ‘dividend’ to keep taxes low and support public services, the chancellor told the Conservative conference today.
Scotland must have a guaranteed role in future trade negotiations under a radical overhaul of arrangements post-Brexit, according to the Scottish Government.
Local authority borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board has reached a seven-year high as cash-strapped councils increasingly invest in capital projects.
Central government will not financially abandon local authorities – even as grants are phased out in favour of business rate revenue, local government minister Rishi Sunak has promised PF.
Less than half of risk professionals in public sector organisations have said there is not enough risk awareness when managing commercial projects, research has suggested.
