CIPFA has revealed that the typical council tax bill in England is set to rise by £64.65, or 3.7 per cent, in 2020/21.

The NAO has revealed that government departments have spent at least £4.4 billion preparing for the UK’s exit from the EU.

A cross-party group of MPs have launched a new parliamentary inquiry into bus services in shire counties and rural areas.

The most growth-enhancing items of public spending are skewed towards London and other regions that are already productive.

The government should invest £32 billion over the next 20 years on new transport in some of the UK’s most congested cities.

The Local Government Association has warned that local services in England face an overall funding gap of almost £6.5 billion by 2025.

The House of Commons has paid out hundreds of thousands of pounds in non-disclosure and settlement agreements with former employees.

Government cuts have heightened public hygiene problems with the closure of more than a fifth of public toilets in Britain during the past decade.

An independent panel has argued that the safeguarding system needs to do more to protect children from abuse and neglect.

The Labour Party is calling for an independent review into the recent floods in the UK, as well as the government’s response to them.

Tenants have received discounts of nearly £5 billion to help purchase their council home under the Right to Buy scheme since April 2012.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out the government’s action plan to tackle the developing spread of the coronavirus.

Robert Jenrick has announced over £3.5 million of government funding for Grimsby, including £2.2 million for its landmark Town Deal.

Lawyers are assessing the possibility of delaying the local authority, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections in May.

An additional £200 billion of regional funds should be channelled to disadvantaged parts of the country over the next two decades.

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