News Tag: local council
April 1, 2009
A last minute U-turn has meant that the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, has not pressed ahead with the planned increase of business rates on 1.6 million properties, which were expected to increase by 5 percent today.
The surprise announcement came after sustained lobbying from small businesses who revealed that such a hike would mean that many thousands of companies would ...
Increase in business tax rate abandoned at last minute
by Peter Charalambous
August 22, 2008
Members of the New Local Government Network (NLGN) are calling on the Government to provide local authorities with new powers that would allow them to make a competitive entry into the home loan market.
NLGN is an independent think tank that seeks to transform public services.
It comprises a number of senior local government figures who are now arguing that local ...
Local councils network eager to provide home loans
by Gill Montia
