The government has finally plotted a target destination for 'levelling up' but many questions remain unanswered – not least on local government resourcing – says Joe Fyans, head of research at think...
A ‘levelling up’ white paper will be published later this year with the aim of clarifying the government’s agenda and ensuring public spending organisations are able to drive “meaningful change”.
A new Treasury campus in Darlington, the location of eight ‘freeports’ and details of how local authorities can bid for a £4.8bn infrastructure fund are among a series of Budget measures aimed at ‘...