Finance Briefing

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14 Feb 2022

Public Health Allocations leave rural missing out

Public Health Allocations announced last week are yet again failing to deliver for rural communities The allocations for 2022/2023 show that Predominantly urban local authorities receive 57% more per head...

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20 Dec 2021

Local Government Finance: Provisional Settlement 2022/23

The Government published the provisional local government finance settlement for 2022-23 on 16 December 2021 A more detailed review of the proposals by the RSN’s local government finance consultants (Pixel...

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16 Dec 2021

2022-2023 Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement Announcement

2022-2023 Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement Announcement Thursday 16th December 2021 The Rural Services Network welcomes the 2022-2023 Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, announced today by the Rt Hon Michael...

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04 Oct 2021

RSN response to Spending Review

The Rural Services Network has highlighted the importance of the Government Releasing Opportunity and Removing Barriers for rural areas in its submission to the Spending Review 2021 This is the...

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08 Feb 2021

Final Settlement Published

The Rural Services Network (RSN) is pleased that the Final Settlement for Local Government, announced last week in Parliament with a written statement from the Minister, includes the additional £4...

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17 Dec 2020

RSN responds to Provisional Settlement 2021-22

RSN reaction to Provisional Local Government Financial Settlement The Rural Services Network welcomes the news of an increase in Rural Services Delivery Grant in the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement...

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18 Sep 2018

RSN response to Finance Settlement 2019 Technical Consultation

 The RSN has responded to the Finance Settlement 2019 Technical Consultation (September 2018) You can download the full RSN response below: PDF Version – click here Word version – click...

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04 Apr 2018

RSN Response to Fair Funding Relative Needs Technical Consultation

 Response from the Rural Services Network/ SPARSE-Rural –  March 2018 The Rural services Network, whilst represented on the Working Group welcomes the opportunity to input into the Fair Funding Relative...

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28 Oct 2016

RSN Response to “The 2017/18 Local Government Finance Settlement: Technical Consultation Paper”

Submitted by email 28th October, 2016 to LGFConsultation@communities.gsi.gov.uk We are responding to this consultation as the organisation Rural Services Network. We are a Special Interest Group of the Local Government...

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08 Sep 2016

Government consultation on 100% Business Rate Retention and Call for evidence on Needs and Redistribution

1) 100% Business Rate Retention – CCN, RSN and DCN Shared Principles Statement The County Councils Network (CCN), District Councils’ Network (DCN) and Rural Services Network (RSN) have jointly welcomed...

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