
Rural Councils call for clarity on future for local government finance and an end to unfair funding for their areas
Rural Councils call for clarity on future for local government finance and an end to unfair funding for their areas
Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural locales is costlier.
Rural Councils call for clarity on future for local government finance and an end to unfair funding for their areas
Huge concern has been voiced by council leaders after the Local Government Finance Bill was omitted from the Queen’s Speech.
The government has underlined its commitment to ensuring that rural local authorities receive a fairer share of public funding.
Pressure is mounting over government reforms which threaten to drive up rural business rates.
RURAL communities face a double whammy of higher council tax bills and fewer public services, the Rural Services Network has warned.
The Rural Services Network has called the Government’s response to a Sunday newspaper article
The Rural Services Network [1] has called the Government’s response to an article in the Sunday Express [2] on Sunday 8 January “nothing more than a smokescreen designed to
Government plans will see small rural schools protected by a ‘sparsity’ funding factor.
The Rural Services Network has slammed the government’s provisional funding settlement for local authorities. Rural communities will be severely disadvantaged by the settlement, which covers proposed local authority funding for
The Rural Services Network – which represents more than 250 local authorities and organisations in rural areas [1] – has called for urgent talks following publication of the government’s provisional
Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural locales is costlier.
Rural Councils call for clarity on future for local government finance and an end to unfair funding for their areas
Huge concern has been voiced by council leaders after the Local Government Finance Bill was omitted from the Queen’s Speech.
The government has underlined its commitment to ensuring that rural local authorities receive a fairer share of public funding.
Pressure is mounting over government reforms which threaten to drive up rural business rates.
RURAL communities face a double whammy of higher council tax bills and fewer public services, the Rural Services Network has warned.
The Rural Services Network has called the Government’s response to a Sunday newspaper article
The Rural Services Network [1] has called the Government’s response to an article in the Sunday Express [2] on Sunday 8 January “nothing more than a smokescreen designed to mask the real issue facing rural council tax payers”.
Government plans will see small rural schools protected by a ‘sparsity’ funding factor.
The Rural Services Network has slammed the government’s provisional funding settlement for local authorities. Rural communities will be severely disadvantaged by the settlement, which covers proposed local authority funding for
The Rural Services Network – which represents more than 250 local authorities and organisations in rural areas [1] – has called for urgent talks following publication of the government’s provisional funding settlement for local authorities [2].