"Developing Local Authority Revenue Systems - An Update"
This may be of assistance as you and your council work through the process of making funding decisions but also is intended to promote better informed debate on funding issues both within and outside the local government sector.
The document is split into two parts – the first is a discussion of the revenue and financing policy process and the process for turning this into a rate. There is also a useful discussion of the current state of case law in the area. Part Two of the document is an impartial analysis of the rating and non-rating tools available to local government – their key features and their advantages and disadvantages."Click here to access a PDF copy of "Developing Local Authority Revenue Systems - An Update". As its name implies this publication is an update of the 1993 publication of the same name. Our thanks to the members of the Financial Management Working Party for their work on this document. Thanks also to Jonathan Salter for his review and drafting section 3.5 and Janice Nadew for editorial and proofreading services.
This document is not part of the 2009 and Beyond suite, but may very well be of assistance as you and your council work through the process of making funding decisions. The document is split into two parts – the first is a discussion of the revenue and financing policy process and the process for turning this into a rate. Much of this merely replicates the discussion in the Dollars and Sense publication. There is however, a useful discussion of the current state of case law in the area. Part Two of the document is an impartial analysis of the rating and non-rating tools available to local government – their key features and their advantages and disadvantages.
The purpose of this document is to promote better informed debate on funding issues both within and outside the local government sector.