DCN responds to final Local Government Finance Settlement
DCN RESPONDS TO FINAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT Responding to the final Local Government Finance Settlement, Cllr John Fuller, Chairman of the District Councils’ Network, said: “District councils will be relieved that the calculation errors in business rates...
DCN responds to winning bids to Housing Infrastructure Fund
DCN RESPONDS TO WINNING BIDS TO HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE FUND Responding to today’s announcement that 133 council-led projects will receive £866 million from the Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund, Cllr John Fuller, Chairman of the District Councils’ Network,...
DCN: ‘UNFAIR’ COUNCIL TAX MEASURES HINDERING DISTRICT COUNCILS’ INTEGRAL PREVENTION ROLE
District councils are pressing for changes to the “unfair” system governing council tax increases which are curbing their key role in prevention amid continuing cuts to their core spending power. In its submission to the final Local Government Finance Settlement, the...