District councils should be rewarded and not punished for
delivering more homes whilst facing the biggest cut in their spending power
than any other type of council, DCN has urged. In its response to the 2019/20
Local Government Finance Settlement Technical Consultation, district council
leaders argue that the New Homes Bonus (NHB) baseline should be scrapped. DCN,
which represents 200 district councils across England, is also calling for
decisions on council tax to be set locally – not by nationally set referendum
principles – and for greater flexibility on local revenue-raising powers. Read
more on 24housing.
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