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Street: Fiscal devolution is next breakthrough

Fiscal devolution for the regions should be a priority of Andy Burnham’s first Budget, according to former West Midlands mayor Andy Street.

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Fiscal devolution for the regions should be a priority of Andy Burnham's first Budget, according to former West Midlands mayor Andy Street. 

Street said that allowing regional mayors to agree and spend local taxes would be the ‘next breakthrough' and a ‘logical conclusion' for devolution to English regions.

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