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  • Business Rates (1)

    • Reference: 2023/4315
    • Question by: Krupesh Hirani
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    The September CPI rate is normally used by government as the basis for uprating the business rates multiplier and key welfare benefits for the following financial year. Given the September 2023 CPI is 6.7% has the Government provided any information regarding whether it intends to cap, freeze or uprate the business rates multiplier, and on what basis?

  • Business Rates (2)

    • Reference: 2023/4316
    • Question by: Krupesh Hirani
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    Government has been freezing the business rates multiplier since 2019/20 and compensated local authorities for the cumulative lost revenues, arising from these decisions, via the general ‘section 31’ grant. What discussions, if any, have you had with Government regarding the potential freeze and Section 31 grant in 2024/25 and beyond?

  • London’s Economy

    • Reference: 2023/4317
    • Question by: Krupesh Hirani
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    How is the current state of London’s economy impacting on levels of tax receipts and other sources of GLA Group income?

  • Review of local authorities’ relative needs and resources (1)

    • Reference: 2023/4318
    • Question by: Krupesh Hirani
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    In December 2022 the Government announced that it had “paused reforms to local government funding through the Relative Review of Needs and Resources and a reset of accumulated business rates growth been paused for the remainder of this Spending Review [2022/23 to 2024/25]. We remain committed to improving the local government finance landscape in the next Parliament.” How is this delay impacting your ability to budget for ongoing activities in 2025/26 and beyond?

  • Review of local authorities’ relative needs and resources (2)

    • Reference: 2023/4319
    • Question by: Krupesh Hirani
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    The “Review of local authorities’ relative needs and resources” consultation website says, “We are analysing your feedback Visit this page again soon to download the outcome to this public feedback.” What, if anything, has the Government said regarding what changes they are considering to the way London is funded via the business rates system?

  • Police Funding Formula Review

    • Reference: 2023/4320
    • Question by: Krupesh Hirani
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    What discussions, if any, have you had with Government regarding their proposed Police Funding Formula Review, which was due to happen in early 2023?

  • London local authorities Accounts (1)

    • Reference: 2023/4321
    • Question by: Krupesh Hirani
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    Do you know which London local authorities i) had and ii) had not published their draft 2022-23 accounts by a) the statutory deadline on 31 May 2023 and b) now?

  • London local authorities Accounts (2)

    • Reference: 2023/4322
    • Question by: Krupesh Hirani
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    Do you know which London local authorities have not had their accounts finalised for a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21and c) 2021-22?

  • London local authorities Accounts (3)

    • Reference: 2023/4323
    • Question by: Krupesh Hirani
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    Has the Government confirmed the final methodology for determining retained business rates income including levy payments on growth and safety net payments for those in material deficit for 2022-23? If so, what effect, if any, will it have on the GLA?

  • Business Rate Decisions

    • Reference: 2023/4324
    • Question by: Krupesh Hirani
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    What effect, if any, did the Government’s decision to provide clarity on business rates funding decisions in February 2023 have on the 2023-24 GLA Group Consolidated Budget setting process?