Bulletins

House of Commons publishes Local Government Finance Settlement briefing for 2021-22

02/08/2021

Published on 5 February 2021 the attached briefing paper provides background to a debate in the House of Commons on the final Local Government Finance Settlement 2021-22

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Welsh government announces £5.5m funding boost for Council Tax support

02/08/2021

The Welsh Government has announced a £5.5m funding boost for council tax support scheme

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House of Commons publishes Council Tax and financial resilience briefing papers

02/02/2021

The House of Commons has recently published Council Tax and financial resilience briefing papers.

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MHCLG publishes information letter highlighting report from National Implementation Advisor for Care Leavers

01/20/2021

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has recently published a council tax information letter highlighting the second report from the National Implementation Advisor for Care Leavers.

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Welsh Government publishes Council Tax update and information

01/20/2021

The Welsh Government has published Council Tax information for 2021/22.

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Government publishes additional guidance for Local Government COVID-19 Support Package for 2021/22

01/14/2021

The government has recently published additional guidance for the Local Government COVID-19 Support Package for 2021/22, to address the concerns raised by the announcement that local authorities in England will be permitted to increase Council Tax by up to 5% in the 2021/22 financial year.

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Welsh government lays draft Council Tax Reduction Scheme Regulations 2021

01/04/2021

The Welsh government has laid the draft Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 before the Senedd.

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VAO updates Billing Authority Submissions Standards

12/16/2020

The Valuation Office Agency has updated the Billing Authority Submissions Standards for both England and Wales with the information that authorities need to include within their report.

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Council Tax information letters released in December 2020

12/16/2020

The government has released two council tax information letters this month - one including the details of the Breathing Space scheme, and the other introducing a council tax calculation fund deficit spreading tool.

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Welsh Government publishes research paper on possible longer-term reforms to Council Tax

12/09/2020

The Welsh Government has published a research paper that considers the possibility of longer-term reforms to Council Tax.

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