An Introductory Guide To Local Government Finance (2019)
Summary
This updated guide is an essential introduction to local government finance for all those with an interest in public services. It is designed to be easy to read and give the reader the key information they need at their fingertips.
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Online
Published
February/2019
Author
CIPFA
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Whether through its responsibility for education, housing, social care or other similarly essential service, local government is frequently in the news and in public debate.
This introductory guide addresses the basic questions regarding how money flows, how budgets are set and where it is spent in local government. An understanding of these issues is essential to realising the current issues in local government.
This guide is aimed at helping local councillors, those working with and for local councils, and anybody with an interest in the sector to understand the complexity of local government finance.
The guide covers revenue and capital financing, financial reporting, governance and auditing as well as giving an overview of some of the key services provided by local councils.
This guide is available online only.
The digital, online version is available as both searchable HTML and a bookmarked downloadable PDF of the publication that can be shared throughout your organisation. Customers will need to register and login to CIPFA's website to access the publication.
Details of licensing arrangements for other categories of purchaser, which includes those organisations operating shared service arrangements, are available from CIPFA's Publications Department.