CCN in the Press: Local Government Finance Settlement (February 2016)

Headlines and links to the stories can be found here:

Public Finance: DCLG urged to prepare action plan to respond to council cuts

LocalGov: Frontline services threatened by ‘radical shake-up’ in council funding

MJ: Wood for the trees

MJ: Councils ‘punished’ for low reserves

MJ: Committee mulling over 100% business rates retention plans

LGC: Clark offers transitional support to counties

Public Finance: Clark announces £150m transitional grant after concerns over council funding changes

LocalGov: Historic settlement promises £300m of transitional funding for councils

MJ: Clark’s on the money but we’re not safe yet

MJ: Clark settles sector nerves

LGC: Transition grant: winners and losers revealed

Hertfordshire Mercury: Tax hike on the cards for Hertfordshire residents

Herts & Essex Observer: Herts County Council secures £15.6m cushion against cuts from Government while Essex gets £13.9m