An inquiry will look at what fiscal devolution could achieve in England, with a house of lords committee set to explore the chancellor’s promised roadmap to give regional leaders more control of...
Regional leaders will have more control over how national tax money is spent, in a move to permanently transfer “power and resources” to a local level set out by the chancellor.
England’s county councils could get over £4bn in revenue if given devolved taxation powers over housing, income and tourism in a suggested sweeping departure from the current system.
Greater fiscal devolution to fund local priorities is backed by the public, with support being particularly strong for taxes that would fund transport improvements, according to a new poll.
Local government services need urgent and fundamental reform if they are to be made sustainable, the County Councils Network has said as the 2024 general election campaign moves forward.
