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CIPFA Public Finance Live 2026: panel session highlights and key themes
Across the sessions, speakers identified low public trust, increasing demand for local services and financial pressures as the sector’s defining challenges. Devolution, prevention and stronger political communication were repeatedly highlighted as crucial to delivering better outcomes and improving public understanding of service delivery.
“Overnight Visitor Levy: powers, implementation and implications for strategic authorities”
The government has confirmed that strategic authorities in England will receive discretionary powers to introduce an Overnight Visitor Levy. This piece sets out who the levy applies to, how it will be calculated and collected, how revenue can be spent, and where the levy’s design departs from the consultation report.
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Scotland’s towns are changing: How data can help councils respond
Scotland’s towns are changing, and data can help councils respond. Kimberley Guthrie, Chief Officer of Scotland’s Towns Partnership, explores how Understanding Scottish Places can help councils better understand their towns, look beyond national averages and use local insights to make informed decisions, target resources and plan for the future.
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