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Finance

13 February 2024

Fundamental reset needed to deal with financial crisis

Cllr John Cotton, Leader of Birmingham City Council, on why local government needs to work as a collective
Finance

15 November 2022

A Letter to the Chancellor ahead of Autumn Budget
Finance

26 March 2021

Covid-19 causes £1.2bn funding gap in English cities

Our new factsheet on council funding reveals the £1.2bn challenge cities face as a result of the pandemic.
Finance

3 March 2021

Budget 2021 - Reaction from Core Cities UK

Our Interim Chair Cllr Nick Forbes Leader of Newcastle City Council on the Chancellor's Covid Budget
Finance

15 January 2021

Looking ahead to Budget 2021 - our submission

Read our submission to Budget 2021
Finance

7 December 2020

Culture and Hospitality Vital to UK Recovery

In a guest blog, the CEO of UK Hospitality Kate Nicholls says culture can help us 'Level Up' after Covid
Finance

25 November 2020

The 2020 Spending Review - Our Response

Tough times lie ahead and the Chancellor needs to empower the local state if we are to have a sustainable recovery
Finance

15 November 2020

Our vision is for a fully modernised, resilient UK economy after Covid

Ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review, we've put together an 'easy read' version of our submission to Government
Education, Work and Skills

1 November 2020

Core Cities UK and 24 universities pledge to work together to unleash innovation

Our new declaration sets out how Government can use the power of cities and universities to 'level up' the UK
Finance

28 October 2020

Core City Finance Leads Warn of Coming Financial Crisis across Cities and City Regions

Our city finance leads have written to Local Government Minister Luke Hall MP and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Stephen Barclay MP
Finance

19 October 2020

Core Cities to PM - act on economic damage and frustration caused by tiered lockdowns

A number of our leaders and mayors have written to PM Boris Johnson calling for a minimum standards on lockdown support packages.
Finance

24 September 2020

The 2020 Spending Review - Core Cities UK Submission

We set out the policies needed to help our cities and city regions recover from Covid-19
Finance

25 May 2020

Covid costs now at £1.6bn and rising says Core Cities UK

We write to Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP and Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick MP setting out the scale of the financial challenge
Finance

11 March 2020

Devolution Can Put Rocket Boosters Under Levelling Up Agenda

Core Cities UK responds to Rishi Sunak's first budget