Local Government Finance Act 2012
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The Local Government Finance Act 2012 is a UK law that reformed local government funding, notably introducing local retention of business rates and changes to council tax support.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Local Government Finance Act 2012 canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| affects |
billing authorities
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council tax payers in England ⓘ local authorities in England ⓘ major precepting authorities ⓘ |
| amends |
Local Government Finance Act 1988
NERFINISHED
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Local Government Finance Act 1992 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | 2012 c.17 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creates |
framework for local council tax support schemes
ⓘ
provisions for technical reforms of council tax ⓘ |
| establishes |
business rates retention scheme
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local council tax reduction schemes in England ⓘ |
| hasSectionOn |
business rates retention
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council tax reduction schemes ⓘ local government grants from central government ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom local government finance legislation ⓘ |
| primarySponsorDepartment | Department for Communities and Local Government GENERATED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to amend provisions relating to council tax
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to make further provision about grants to local authorities ⓘ to make provision about council tax reduction schemes ⓘ to provide for the local retention of non-domestic rates ⓘ to reform the funding of local authorities in England and Wales ⓘ |
| reforms |
council tax support system
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local retention of business rates ⓘ localisation of council tax benefit in England ⓘ reduction of central government formula grant dependence ⓘ |
| regionSpecificFocus | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToPolicy |
fiscal decentralisation in the United Kingdom
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localism agenda ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2012-10-31 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Local Government Finance Act 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
business rates
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council tax ⓘ local government finance ⓘ local government funding reform ⓘ |
| typeOfTaxAffected |
council tax
GENERATED
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non-domestic rates GENERATED ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2012 ⓘ |
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