Publications

A summary of the key announcements for local government.

In 2015, the Chancellor announced that local government as a whole would be able to keep 100 per cent of business rates by 2020.

Councils are continuing to balance their budgets and fulfil their statutory obligations as well as delivering a range of services to promote growth and community cohesion. Each year they close the funding gap in the face of funding cuts and expenditure pressures.

The LGA’s Spring Budget submission calls on the Government to reverse the current funding outlook for local government and secure its financial sustainability.

This practical guidance aims to assist councils to turn their commercial plans into reality.

A set of practical recommendations to assist local authorities with increasing their revenue collection. 

By 2020, local authorities will have faced a reduction to core funding from the Government of nearly £16 billion over the preceding decade.

A publication on some of the practicalities of how councils can deliver social value through their commercial activity.

In July 2019 the LGA surveyed councils responsible for collecting business rates to gather information about estimated amounts lost to avoidance in their local areas, the different types of avoidance, and to seek their opinions on possible measures to mitigate against avoidance.

Summary of survey findings and recommendations.