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1 Aug 22
Councils and the government have agreed a devolution deal for York and North Yorkshire that would create a new mayoral combined authority backed with more than half a billion pounds of long-term...
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16 Jun 22
Whether local enterprise partnerships are integrated into local authorities immediately or in the future, post-levelling-up, a seamless transition will be essential, says Mark Bretton.
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10 Jun 22
Some regions across the UK are likely to miss out on initial development funding as the government directs its support towards the most deprived areas first, according to experts.
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9 May 22
More than a quarter of the most deprived authorities in England had bids rejected for funding from the government’s Levelling Up Fund, according to reports.
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11 Apr 22
Regions across England could see a shortfall amounting to tens of millions of pounds compared to the European Union structural funding it replaces, according to reports.
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5 Apr 22
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) will receive £375,000 funding from central government this year, as bodies prepare plans to merge with combined authorities.
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18 Mar 22
The government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda is reliant on detail on funding reforms omitted from last month’s white paper, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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1 Mar 22
Devolving control of some taxes to local authorities could harm the 'levelling up' agenda by deepening financial issues in poorer regions, a senior minister has warned.
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23 Feb 22
The UK government could fund its ‘levelling up’ ambitions by raising taxes on high income earners without increasing the national deficit, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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4 Feb 22
The public sector would be justified in wondering if it has been given the scale of resources to match the lofty ambitions laid out in the government’s ‘levelling up’ white paper, says Ben Zaranko.
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3 Feb 22
A lack of tax raising powers for devolved authorities in the ‘levelling up’ white paper means local areas will lack the resources needed to transform local economies, according to one local...
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1 Feb 22
The government’s long-awaited 'levelling up' white paper is set to reveal a “new plan” for the Local Government Pension Scheme to invest billions of pounds in local projects, according to...
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17 Dec 21
The allocation of the local government settlement, steering more funding to deprived councils, is a signal of the government’s intentions on 'levelling up', according to experts.
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28 Oct 21
Experts are sceptical that £2.6bn announced in the 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review to replace European Union support will be enough to meet previous sums.
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5 Oct 21
The government’s 'levelling-up' agenda aims to invest in new houses, retrofitting of old homes and more powers to local government, according to senior ministers.
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16 Aug 21
The cost of 'levelling-up' across the UK could cost as much as £2trn, similar to the cost of reunifying Germany almost three decades ago, according to a think-tank.
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20 Jul 21
The government must focus on six key topics to ensure its 'levelling-up' agenda is successful, says Nigel Wilcock, executive director of the Institute of Economic Development.
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28 May 21
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is recruiting economists and finance officers to work in its second headquarters – revealed today to be opening in Wolverhampton.
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19 May 21
The government has shown a complete lack of understanding and direction over its ‘levelling-up’ agenda, according to MPs.
1 Aug 22Councils and the government have agreed a devolution deal for York and North Yorkshire that would create a new mayoral combined authority backed with more than half a billion pounds of long-term...
16 Jun 22Whether local enterprise partnerships are integrated into local authorities immediately or in the future, post-levelling-up, a seamless transition will be essential, says Mark Bretton.
10 Jun 22Some regions across the UK are likely to miss out on initial development funding as the government directs its support towards the most deprived areas first, according to experts.
9 May 22More than a quarter of the most deprived authorities in England had bids rejected for funding from the government’s Levelling Up Fund, according to reports.
1 Mar 22Devolving control of some taxes to local authorities could harm the 'levelling up' agenda by deepening financial issues in poorer regions, a senior minister has warned.
23 Feb 22The UK government could fund its ‘levelling up’ ambitions by raising taxes on high income earners without increasing the national deficit, according to the International Monetary Fund.
4 Feb 22The public sector would be justified in wondering if it has been given the scale of resources to match the lofty ambitions laid out in the government’s ‘levelling up’ white paper, says Ben Zaranko.
1 Feb 22The government’s long-awaited 'levelling up' white paper is set to reveal a “new plan” for the Local Government Pension Scheme to invest billions of pounds in local projects, according to...
17 Dec 21The allocation of the local government settlement, steering more funding to deprived councils, is a signal of the government’s intentions on 'levelling up', according to experts.
28 Oct 21Experts are sceptical that £2.6bn announced in the 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review to replace European Union support will be enough to meet previous sums.
16 Aug 21The cost of 'levelling-up' across the UK could cost as much as £2trn, similar to the cost of reunifying Germany almost three decades ago, according to a think-tank.
20 Jul 21The government must focus on six key topics to ensure its 'levelling-up' agenda is successful, says Nigel Wilcock, executive director of the Institute of Economic Development.
28 May 21The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is recruiting economists and finance officers to work in its second headquarters – revealed today to be opening in Wolverhampton.
