The councils that make up the Northern Powerhouse should be allowed to levy additional business rates to rejuvenate their communities, a think-tank has urged.
IPPR North found ‘civic-minded activity among firms’ but added the ‘extent of civic engagement by the private sector remains limited when compared to the nature and severity of issues on the ground’.
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