Sentence examples for councils a from inspiring English sources

If Labour starts to lose these councils, a significant counterbalance will disappear.

Reviewing local government finance, and giving councils a general power of competence.

And by giving local councils a larger, less regressive revenue source it will strengthen local accountability.

However, the committee said the Treasury should give councils a portion of any increase in tobacco taxes to cover the cost of clearing up cigarette-related litter.

Analysis revealed that the policy will cost councils a minimum of £340m a year from next year, rising to more than £1bn by 2020.

The Association of Retained Council Housing has asked for government to give councils a £6bn refund in light of the 1% rent cut.

For councils, a more subtle and simple way to offset spiralling maintenance costs can be to offer sponsorship of council-owned roundabouts.

Giving councils a reward for attracting new business by allowing them to keep the extra revenue in business rates is another example.

In Essex we have two unitary authortities, 12 district/borough/city councils, a county council and nearly 300 parish and town councils.

The new government's proposal is to "return" English planning not to the counties, mainly in charge since 1947, but to 368 lower-tier councils – a huge departure.

The union said the original offer made by the councils - a 1% increase this year, followed by a pay freeze next year and a 0.5% rise in 2012-13 - had not been officially rejected.