It took just two words to confirm Manchester’s new chilling financial reality: The city has a £20m problem that ‘isn’t going ...

The Finance Minister had previously spelt out the dire consequences of overshooting the Executive’s budget in 2024/25.

Kent’s biggest and most beleaguered local authority has agreed a balanced budget – but its leadership issued dire warnings ...

Derbyshire County Council has set a balanced budget with councillors agreeing how the authority will manage its finances for the year ahead.

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has revealed that Reeves’s £9.9 billion fiscal headroom has ...

Analysts warned the Chancellor her split between spending cuts and higher taxes was "similar to that seen in unsuccessful ...

East Sussex County Council has agreed to spend £579.6 million on services in the next financial year but it warned council tax will rise to balance the books.

Next Wednesday councillors will be asked to sign off the council’s budget for the new financial year, writes ​deputy leader ...

People in Fareham will see their council tax bills for the borough rise by the maximum amount from April. A Fareham Borough ...

The mayor of Doncaster has unveiled her budget proposals for 2025-26 – including an increase in council tax as well as a ...

the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). It comes after volatility in the UK Government bond market at the start of the year, which sent public sector borrowing costs soaring and led to fears ...