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• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Applies to: England (see policy for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales)

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• 75% business rates retention pilots 2019 to 2020: prospectus

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 20 September 2018

• Local authority budget setting: mitigating the impact of fair value movements on pooled investment funds

  • Display type: Open consultation
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 25 July 2018

• Further business rates pilots announced

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 24 July 2018

• Local government finance settlement 2019 to 2020: technical consultation

  • Display type: Closed consultation
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 24 July 2018

• Business rate retention and non-domestic rates 2017 to 2018

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 20 July 2018

• Localised Council Tax support administration subsidy grant 2018 to 2019

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 31 May 2018

• 3/2018: Business Rates Bill and additional information

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 8 May 2018

• Sajid Javid announces details of review of local government finance governance and processes

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 11 April 2018

• Local government finance: review of governance and processes - 11 April 2018

  • Display type: Correspondence
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 11 April 2018

• Local government finance: review of governance and processes - terms of reference

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 11 April 2018

• Business rates in multi-occupied properties

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 3 April 2018

• Business rates relief for new fibre on telecommunication hereditaments

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 29 March 2018

• Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill: policy factsheets

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 28 March 2018

• Legislation introduced to help businesses affected by unfair ‘staircase tax’

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 28 March 2018

• Local government overpayment: ministerial direction

  • Display type: Correspondence
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 20 March 2018

• Timetable of forms for local authorities

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 16 March 2018

• 2/2018: Spring Statement and business rate measures 2018

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 15 March 2018

• Business rates relief schemes 2017: rebilling progress

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 9 March 2018

• 1/2018: confirmation of the non-domestic rating multipliers and additional information

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 9 February 2018

• Parliament approves real terms increase in funding for local authorities

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 7 February 2018

• Final local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019

  • Display type: Statement to Parliament
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 7 February 2018

• Provisional local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019: consultation

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 7 February 2018

• Final local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019: equality statement

  • Display type: Impact assessment
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 7 February 2018

• Final local government finance settlement: England, 2018 to 2019

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 6 February 2018

• Core spending power: final local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 6 February 2018

• Settlement funding assessment calculation model: final local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 6 February 2018

• Supplementary information for pilots: final local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 6 February 2018

• Key information for pools: final local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 6 February 2018

• Key information for local authorities: final local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 6 February 2018

• New Homes Bonus final allocations 2018 to 2019

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 6 February 2018

• Final New Homes Bonus calculator 2018 to 2019

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 6 February 2018

• Final guidance on flexible use of capital receipts

  • Display type: Statutory guidance
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 6 February 2018

• Final local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019: written statement

  • Display type: Statement to Parliament
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 6 February 2018

• Local government finance report 2018 to 2019

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 6 February 2018

• Council Tax alternative notional amounts report 2018 to 2019

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 6 February 2018

• Council Tax referendum principles report 2018 to 2019

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 6 February 2018

• Capital finance: guidance on minimum revenue provision (fourth edition)

  • Display type: Statutory guidance
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 2 February 2018

• Capital finance: guidance on local government investments (third edition)

  • Display type: Statutory guidance
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 2 February 2018

• Proposed changes to the prudential framework of capital finance

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 2 February 2018

• Sajid Javid’s speech to LGA Local Government Finance Conference 2018

  • Display type: Speech
  • From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Updated: 9 January 2018