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POLICY AND POLITICS

Reed lobbies Treasury over fiscal devolution

Local government secretary Steve Reed has made the case to the Treasury for devolving fiscal powers ahead of the Budget.

By Dan Peters | 12 November 2025

Housing, communities and local government secretary Steve Reed © Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local government secretary Steve Reed has made the case to the Treasury for devolving fiscal powers ahead of the Budget.

Giving evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee yesterday, Reed said he had ‘always been an advocate' of fiscal devolution.

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