What really caused the council funding crisis?
Max Mosley, NIESR, explores the origins of the local government funding crisis and warns the next government will have to act quickly to address it.
Explaining the difference between capital and revenue
06/08/2015 The words capital and revenue are words to which we in local government do not give a second thought when discussing current and future budget issues but chief finance officer at Oxfordshire CC, Lorna Baxter, says we need to explain the difference. |
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Government needs to tackle New Homes Bonus inequality
03/07/2015 When created in 2010 the New Homes Bonus was seen as a clever way of encouraging an acceleration in the building of new homes but the distribution is unfair, argues chief finance officer at Oxfordshire CC, Lorna Baxter. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
