LGA statement on Budget 2023

Wednesday, 15 March 2023 15:59

Responding to the Budget, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, which represents more than 350 councils across England and Wales, said: “It is good that the Chancellor has acted on council calls for funding and measures to widen employment support, improve local roads, protect swimming pools from rising costs and funding for vital regeneration efforts. Lower borrowing rates for councils will also provide a boost for vital council housebuilding...Request free trial