Council tax discounts would drive Green Deal changes, say MPs

 

If you can't see the Public Finance Daily email below click here to view the web version   News and comment from Public Finance - the official magazine of CIPFA   15 September 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         Council tax discounts 'needed to boost Green Deal' The government’s flagship scheme to boost domestic energy efficiency is failing and should be revamped to offer households discounts on council tax, MPs said today. The energy and climate change select committee said property tax breaks would broaden the appeal of Green Deal improvements...       News Council bond agency is ‘credit positive’, says Moody’s Plans by the Local Government Association to create a municipal bond agency for UK councils is ‘credit positive’ and could improve financial oversight of town halls, ratings agency Moody’s has said... OBR ‘should be given poverty-monitoring role’ The Office for Budget Responsibility should be given an expanded remit to help hold the government to account on its policies to tackle poverty, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has said today... ResPublica: give Manchester a devo-max deal Greater Manchester should take on full control of all public spending across the city region as part of a new devolution settlement for England, according to the ResPublica think-tank... More news     Public Finance International Europe scales up humanitarian help for Ukraine The European Commission said it would mobilise a further €22m to help the people in Ukraine regions suffering from the consequence of the ongoing conflict... More international news     Opinion Taxing questions for Scotland, by Joe Randall All the parties are promising further devolution of fiscal powers to Scotland in the event of a No vote. So what might that mean in practice? TUC: making public services strong, by John Tizard After last week’s TUC conference the unions should reflect on how best to strengthen public services. Collaboration with other stakeholders is the key... More opinion     Top jobs Principal Accountant Hudson  £300 - £350 per day Finance Operations Team Leader Management Accountant x2 London Borough of Hounslow  £41,124 - £43,803 pa Information Analyst Page Personnel £20 - £200 per day Principal Accountant – New Financial System London Borough of Merton  £41,124 to £46,512 pa More public finance jobs Jobs: South East Jobs: North West Jobs: East Mid. Jobs: West Mid. More regions CIPFA Publications Events     Click here to unsubscribe from this email