Local government pension funds should plough money into waste and other infrastructure investments to boost their returns and support essential projects, an influential think-tank has said.
As Nick Clegg has recently noted, there needs to be a ‘gear shift’ in infrastructure spending. Whilst George Osborne dots the i’s and crosses the t’s on his third budget, it is worth considering how such a ‘gear shift’ may be enacted.
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has urged councils to start preparing the ground for the next Spending Review.
A new report calls for the establishment of a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) to spur economic growth in infrastructure projects.
Localis Research Fellow, Steven Howell, took part in a Guardian online debate on Wednesday 7th March regarding the delivery and design of public services.
The Guardian’s Local Government Network has named Localis’ ‘Credit Where Credit’s Due’ report as their Pick of the Web.
Local government pension funds should plough money into infrastructure investment both to boost their own returns and to support essential projects, a think-tank has said.
Councils should consider using new homes bonus funding to set up schemes to help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder, according to an influential think tank.
Metropolitan councils have urged the Government to transfer responsibility for local rail services to them.
Local government think-tank, Localis, in partnership with Lloyds Banking Group, have today launched a major report on mechanisms for funding the construction of new local infrastructure which will provide the transport, energy and communication networks the country needs in the coming years.