The recent devolution Bill and the Government’s consultation on visitor levies are seen as positive steps on the road to fiscal devolution, but does it go far enough – and is it time for mayors to have more financial autonomy? Ann McGauran takes a look.
The Government's decision to give England's mayors the power to develop overnight visitor levies in England has been hailed as a crucial first step on the way to fiscal devolution.
The consultation closed last week, and the move has been welcomed as a sign of the centre's determination to get fiscal devolution kick-started.
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