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IFS warning over fiscal devolution
POLICY AND POLITICS

IFS warning over fiscal devolution

By Joe Lepper | 05 October 2026

The Government’s regional fiscal devolution agenda threatens to be blighted by regional imbalances unless action is taken, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) think-tank has warned.

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Fiscal devolution must give metro mayors incentives to drive growth

By Andrew Carter | 05 October 2026

The Budget must give metro mayors the powers and incentives to grow local economies, says Andrew ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Councils still waiting on fees and charges review 10 months on

By Dan Peters | 01 October 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on ministers to deliver their commitment to rev...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Transferring power out of Whitehall: Don't devolve fiscal risk when 'rewiring'

By Mark Morrin | 01 October 2026

Mark Morrin says carefully designed fiscal devolution must combine meaningful local control with ...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution must reach the councils that deliver

By Cllr Jason Perry | 29 September 2026

Devolution must give local authorities the powers, funding and accountability to deliver, says ex...

LGA

LGA: A busy summer sets the agenda for local government this autumn

By Cllr Eamonn O'Brien | 24 September 2026

Chair of the Local Government Association Cllr Eamonn O'Brien sets out his organisation's key ask...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Give mayors 5% of income tax, think-tank says

By William Eichler | 23 September 2026

Mayors should be given a 5% share of income tax revenues to shift £3.8bn a year from Whitehall an...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Burnham 'growth in every postcode' ambition dismissed

By Neil Merrick | 22 September 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been warned against awarding groundbreaking tax powers to every r...

REGENERATION

MJ Regeneration: A Budget to build from

By David Blackman | 17 September 2026

Chancellor John Healey’s commitment to regional economic growth predates the Burnham Government b...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Call to devolve corporation tax

By Martin Ford | 16 September 2026

The Government has been urged to devolve a portion of corporation tax to mayors.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Tourism tax to be charged as a percentage of cost

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2026

The tourism tax in England will be charged as a percentage of the cost of accommodation rather th...

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