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Communities in Charge: Decentralisation and differentiation of charges and fees

A new report, published today, is calling on councils to be given new powers to charge for local services. The report, from the New Local Government Network think tank,...

31st January, 2011

Next Localism: Five trends for the future of local government

A new report by localism think tank NLGN has set out a vision for more sustainable local public services beyond the current financial settlement and the aims of the...

26th January, 2011

Room for Manoeuvre? Ensuring a fair and sustainable future for local government pensions

In a new report the New Local Government Network (NLGN) suggests setting a longer time horizon for the closure of the Local Government Pension Schemes’ (LGPS) historic deficit, which...

11th August, 2010

Capital Momentum: financing options for locally driven capital investment

With investment in public building projects decreasing by 50% over the next four years, a new report recommends using the Local Government Pension Fund (LGPF), municipal bonds and council...

29th July, 2010

Scanning Financial Horizons: Modelling the local consequences of fiscal consolidation

Analysing figures from the recent Budget, NLGN is predicting that this could leave councils with a funding reduction of over £12 billion, which could lead to services being cut...

7th July, 2010

Councils and Community Banking

Polling published by NLGN show strong support from local government leaders for new measures to tackle financial exclusion. With figures showing[1] that more than a third of low earners...

29th March, 2010

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