Budget 2024: Local government on path to reorganisation30/10/2024 Local government reorganisation – and the efficiency savings it will make – were confirmed in Budget documents today. |
Minimum wage rise 'the right choice to make'30/10/2024 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed rises to the minimum wage and employers’ National Insurance contributions, piling further pressure on council budgets. |
Reeves announces £500m for potholes but keeps national network waiting30/10/2024 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced an extra £500m a year for local roads maintenance from next year and an ‘interim’ settlement for the national network to keep strategic projects moving. |
Budget reaction: 'The general election will be crucial for infrastructure'06/03/2024 The 'place' and infrastructure sector has expressed dismay at the chancellor's latest Budget, suggesting that more long-term funding is desperately needed. |
Chancellor Hunt makes productivity push06/03/2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a Budget with little respite for local government but demands for increased public sector productivity. |
Hunt confirms fuel duty freeze and wider energy investment06/03/2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has once again frozen fuel duty for 12 months - a move that has been a staple of Conservative governments since the start of the coalition. |
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