Paper given at the WLGA Financial Conference, 5th October, 2012

Spending by Welsh unitary authorities (UAs) is set to be 8.0% lower per person this year than in 2009-10 in real terms. Despite this significant cut the majority of the cuts implied by Government spending plans are still to come

This report examines cuts made to expenditure in Wales and considers some scenarios for how much local authorities may have to spend in the period up to 2020-1.

This paper examines the ill-health retirement of police officers in the forces of England and Wales between 2002-03 and 2009-10. Published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Presentation given at the Visionary Network Webinar July 2012

Presentation to Yorkshire & Humber Local Government Finance Officers' Network in Wakefield

This report examines the likely impacts of proposed Council Tax Benefit reforms in Wales and the options available to the Welsh Government.

Presentation made to Welsh Government officials and Welsh local government representatives at the Welsh Goverment Offices, Cardiff 31st May 2012

This study examines the likely effects of government reforms to Council Tax Benefit.

Council Tax Benefit provides support to 5.9 million low-income families, more than any other means-tested benefit or tax credit in the UK. This commentary looks at the implications for local councils of the government's reforms to Council Tax Benefit.

See and hear slides and audio from the launch event.

On 17 February 2003, one of the world's largest and most ambitious plans to tackle urban congestion began, with the introduction of a congestion charge for central London. It is hoped that this õ daily charge for many vehicles entering the Inner Ring Road charging zone will significantly reduce the level of congestion faced by those travelling into and out of central London both by private and by public transport. This Briefing Note aims to provide a guide to the workings of the London congestion charge.

This report considers the issues involved in using sales taxes as a possible source of local government revenues in the UK.

In this commentary we describe in detail reforms taking place to local authority finances and analyse their effects on local authorities and local tax payers.