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Government proposals to overhaul the new homes bonus scheme have come under fire for ignoring the fact so many new homes are now built using permitted development rights which fall outside the scheme s parameters, sparking claims of unfairness in the system.
The consultation on the future of the new homes bonus scheme, which was launched last month, sets out possible changes such as revising the thresholds for payments, raising the baseline percentage growth of housing stock for eligibility to the scheme from 0.4% to either 0.6%, 0.8% or 1% to encourage more ambitious delivery.
Alternatively, the government proposes linking the bonus to an increase in the rate of house build rather than growth by rewarding councils for improving their housing delivery over an annual average of their past net additions.
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Wednesday, 17th February 2021, 2:54 pm
Councillors at Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority believe their budget is “unsustainable” as they feel forced to dip into their reserves to the tune of £1.1 million this year and could run out of money in a few years time.
Cllr Lesley Clarke OBE (Cons, Buckinghamshire), who was chairing this morning’s (Wednesday) meeting of the full fire authority said that the budget isn’t sustainable.
She proposed ring-fencing £600,000 which was the cost of a police budget referendum in Bedfordshire a few years ago.
She said that in the meantime the fire authority would continue to lobby the Government for them to be able to increase their share of the council tax by an average of £5 for the year.
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Friday, 29th January 2021, 9:32 am
That is according to analysis by the RAC Foundation which shows councils across the country are making hundreds of millions from parking activities.
The motoring research group said parking “is quite a money spinner” for some councils, but the Local Government Association says any surplus is spent on essential transport projects.
Milton Keynes Council made £10.52 million in profit from parking services in 2019-20 – among the most of 338 authorities included in the research.
Milton Keynes Council made £10.52 million in profit from parking services in 2019-20
But this was down from £12.09 million the previous year, and £10.76 million in 2015-16.