At this year’s Conservative party conference, chancellor George Osborne announced a radical shake-up of local government finance – in the shape of the return of business rates to English local authorities.
In a move which, unusually, put local government at the centre of the party conference agenda, Mr Osborne unveiled the plan in Manchester last month, describing it as ‘the biggest transfer of power to local government in living memory’.
Want full article access?
Receive The MJ magazine each week and gain access to all the content on this website with a subscription.
Full website content includes additional, exclusive commentary and analysis on the issues affecting local government.
Already a subscriber? Login