9 h. ago Exactly how council tax will be spent in Bury in the next year

See which will be the biggest areas of spend for the local authority over the next 12 months

Economics

12 h. ago Readers' letters: SNP's years of council tax freezes are coming home to roost

SNP policies are to blame for big increases in council tax bills, a reader argues

Politics

13 h. ago Scots families risk being plunged into poverty over council tax debt

EXCLUSIVE: The Aberlour charity warned Scotland was in "the grip of a debt and child poverty crisis" at a time council tax bills are set to rise above inflation.

Economics

20 h. ago Cardiff council plans to hike council tax and increase the cost of parking permits

As part of its proposed budget for 2025-26 Cardiff council also plans to spend money in a number of areas like schools and social care

Economics

23 h. ago Potential 5.5% council tax hike for Merthyr residents to go before councillors

It would mean an extra £108.60 for a band D property which is £2.09 a week

Politics

25 h. ago Struggling Scots tell local authorities to 'get their priorities right' after huge council tax hike

John Swinney's plea for limited hikes fell on deaf ears as all of them increased rates by at least 7.5 per cent.

Culture

29 h. ago Councils get over £1.3billion in emergency cash as town halls struggle to cope with skyrocketing costs

Thirty local authorities in England will receive Exceptional Financial Support from the Government to balance budgets this year

Economics

30 h. ago Charity urges people to check for Council Tax discount before higher bills start in April

Citizens Advice Scotland estimates around two million people will be affected by the rise in Council Tax.

Economics

30 h. ago South Lanarkshire Council is to step back from using X social media platform

Almost 60,000 people follow the local authority on the X platform.

Politics

31 h. ago Dumfries and Galloway council tax set to be hiked by at least 8.5 per cent

The local authority is facing a financial black hole of nearly £12million in 2025/26, meaning councillors will need to make some tough decisions when they meet to set their budget on Thursday.

Politics

31 h. ago North Lanarkshire Council confirms 10 per cent council tax rise in budget

The rise outstrips inflation and is one of the higher rates in Scotland.

Economics

35 h. ago Angry about huge council tax rise? Your local councillors are not the ones to blame

Council tax bills are set to increase by more than two times and, in some places, more than three times, the rate of inflation

Politics

36 h. ago How much is your council tax going up? Full list of all 33 London boroughs

How much is your council tax going up? Full list of all 33 London boroughs  Evening Standard

Politics

41 h. ago Parents should not face ‘mandatory’ extra charges to access funded childcare

A local authority ‘should intervene’ if a provider seeks to make ‘consumables’ a mandatory condition of taking up a funded place, guidance says.

Society

43 h. ago Revealed: London boroughs on brink of bankruptcy beg ministers for £500m and long term crisis solution

Seven councils in the capital have applied for emergency Government money

Politics

46 h. ago Susan Hall says she wants to throw Sadiq Khan into a black hole, in row over London's finances

The row began after the mayor sought to blame Boris Johnson for the Met Police’s current funding gap

Politics

47 h. ago Revealed: London boroughs on brink of bankruptcy beg ministers for £500m and a long term crisis solution

Seven councils in the capital have applied for emergency Government money

Politics

47 h. ago 'Brutal SNP cuts' blamed as five authorities confirm biggest council tax rise in 20 years

SNP ministers are facing pressure after five local authorities confirmed the biggest rises to council tax in a generation.

Economics

48 h. ago Council tax to rise by 5 per cent in Bury amid new parking charges

The council has called for a review of local government funding as demand for services, espcially adult social care, increases

Politics

49 h. ago London's town halls can help pull in the tech investment that will drive UK's growth

Local authorities can bring organisations and people together who can help deliver economic progress for all.

Science