Bulletins

HFMA VAT Technical Sub-Committee minutes

03/14/2018

The minutes of the HFMA VAT Technical Sub-Committee meeting held on 25 January 2018 are now available.

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Spring Statement 2018

03/14/2018

The Spring Statement on 13 March 2018 provides an update on economic forecasts and announces that the next business rates revaluation will be brought forward.

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Fixing Our Broken Housing Market

03/07/2018

The government has published its response to the Housing White Paper consultation and is consulting on a review of the planning framework.

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Council tax rises on the way across England

02/21/2018

Nearly all local authorities are planning to increase council tax and service charges in the light of concerns about financial sustainability.

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Landfill tax: Disposals not made at landfill sites

02/21/2018

HMRC publishes consultation on the proposal to extend liability to landfill tax to disposals on unlicensed sites.

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Draft council tax reports for 2018/19

02/09/2018

The Department for Communities and Local Government has published two draft council tax reports for 2018/19.

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Final local government finance settlement 2018/19

02/07/2018

The final settlement was issued on 6 February 2018 together with announcements on funding and local government finance.

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Update to council tax requirement return (CTR) forms

02/07/2018

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has updated the council tax requirement return (CTR) forms for 2018–19.

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Independent review of local council tax support schemes

02/06/2018

The government responds to the recommendations outlined in the independent review of local council tax support schemes.

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Changes to the prudential framework

02/05/2018

The MHCLG has published its consultation response together with the final statutory guidance on MRP and local government investments.

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