Why have so many councils recently warned of s114 notices, and can funding levels possibly keep pace with service demand?
What does the local government treasury landscape look like over the next few years?
There is just one week remaining to take Room151’s annual treasury investment and current affairs survey, and if you have an opinion on these questions then we invite you to participate.
The survey, sponsored by CCLA Investment Management, allows treasury managers, principal accountants, director of resources and s151/deputy s151 officers to have their say on important issues and topics. The survey can be taken here.
Other key questions in the survey that we need your help answering include:
- What are the greatest risks to local government finances?
- Will your authority invest significantly in meeting its decarbonisation/net-zero pledge, in housing development, in improving IT systems, in commercial enterprises or in regeneration?
- What level of borrowing is likely, and will a source other than the PWLB be used?
- Was the borrowing strategy of ‘rolling over’ short-term loans prudent?
With a wide range of responses, the survey will help us put together a definitive analysis of treasury and finance in local government in 2023 that can be used by authorities as a tool for decision-making.
Those who do respond to the survey will receive a full set of results revealing expectations and opinions from across the sector.
The survey is open until Friday 8 September. Results will be published first at the Local Authority Treasurers Investment Forum and FDs’ Summit on 19 September, and then after by email to all participants.
The survey is open to all UK local authorities but we only require one response per authority. The estimated completion time is 12-15 minutes.
To take the survey, click here.
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