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POLICY AND POLITICS

Call for fiscal devolution to be based on clear criteria

Fiscal devolution must be based around local taxes or revenue rather than the existing grant system, a report has urged.

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Fiscal devolution must be based around local taxes or revenue rather than the existing grant system, a report has urged.

According to the report by think-tank Re:State, published today, the share of tax revenue available for mayoral strategic authorities (MSA) to spend should be based on clear criteria, such as the extent to which a tax is responsive to MSA decisions.

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