The Commons business, innovation and skills select committee has opened an inquiry to test the claims cited by businesses on both sides of the European Union referendum debate.
Faced with some stark financial pressures, Burnley Council set up a strategic partnership with Liberata. This will provide opportunities to save money, secure growth and allow staff to assist other...
Business rates revenue is forecast to reach a record £23.5bn in 2016/17, according to council submissions to the Department for Communities and Local Government.
The “outdated” business rates should be overhauled with uprating moved in line with the Consumers Prices Index measure of inflation and more frequent valuations, the CBI has said.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for councils to take back direct control of local services, including the provision of utilities such as power and water.
The North of England could play a major and growing role in the UK’s financial services industry, according to Northern Powerhouse minister James Wharton.
UK business leaders believe Britain is better off in the European Union, where it can push for a more effective, competitive and sustainable EU from within, according to research commissioned by UK...
The Public Accounts Committee is to give both Revenue & Customs and Google a grilling after criticisms that the firm’s deal to pay £130m in back taxes still short changes the UK.
The business rates system is hindering development and reforming it could boost the economy by £1.75bn and create almost 4,000 jobs over the next five years, the British Property Federation has...
George Osborne has extended a government scheme to sell shares in Lloyds Banking Group as part of moves to fully privatise the firm, which was bailed out during the financial crisis.
Milton Keynes is a leader in housebuilding, job creation and population growth, but these trends are not without challenges for council chief Carole Mills
The government’s £757.1m sale of its stake in cross-Channel rail operator Eurostar did not cover the costs of public sector investment in the company and was driven by a desire to sell prior to the...
Plans to shake up the current business rates appeal process and protect councils from speculative appeals have been published for consultation by local government minister Marcus Jones.
Whitehall will not be able to cut spending and bring about a more efficient state unless it improves its management of outsourcing deals, Prime Minister David Cameron has been warned.
First minister Nicola Sturgeon has offered Scottish Government support for 270 Lanarkshire steelworkers who will lose their jobs in the wake of today’s announcement by the steelmaker Tata that...
A leading rail operator has called for the current franchise system to be scrapped on some lines and replaced with licensing regime that could raise money for taxpayers.
