Councils to retain 100 per cent of local tax by 2020
Chancellor George Osborne has announced that from 2020, councils will be allowed to keep all local taxes, including £26 billion of revenue produced from business rates.
One-party councils waste £2.6bn annually, study suggests
A study entitled ‘The Cost of One-Party Councils’ published by Mihály Fazekas of the University of Cambridge, suggests that one-party councils could be wasting up to £2.6 billion per year as a result of ‘weak electoral accountability’.
Lack of funding inhibiting councils from implementing 20mph limits
Lack of financial support and guidance from the government is preventing local councils from administering necessary 20mph limits, according to a new report.
Campaigners call for devolved powers to save England’s bus services
Campaigners have issued a proposal to the government to take action over England’s shrinking bus service, calling for greater devolution of powers to local regions.
