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POLICY
Call for tourism tax to help reverse austerity
By Izzy Lepone | 06 August 2025
The introduction of a tourist tax would help reverse austerity’s ‘heavy toll’ on councils, the Autonomy Institute think-tank has claimed.
DEVOLUTION
Local government needs genuine devo
By Louise Gittins | 25 July 2025
The Local Government Association 'supports devolution where governance is local by default, with ...
FINANCE
Let the electorate decide what they are willing to pay for
By Heather Jameson | 24 July 2025
'Fiscal devolution – particularly for council tax – has a lot going for it', says Heather Jameson.
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
On the right path to fiscal devo
By Alun Hughes | 16 July 2025
Government accepts the fiscal devolution principle, says Alun Hughes, and he argues that a County...
FINANCE
CCN: Tourist tax would raise more than £200m
By Neil Merrick | 16 July 2025
County councils in England could potentially raise more than £200m each year by levying a £2 per ...
FINANCE
Mayors in tourism tax plea
By Izzy Lepone | 03 June 2025
English mayors have urged the Government to allow councils to introduce visitor levies to boost r...
DEVOLUTION
A hunger for change
By Simon Kaye | 28 May 2025
The Government’s ambitious programme of local government reform should be just a start, argues Si...
DEVOLUTION
McGuinness calls for devolution acceleration
By Joe Lepper | 23 May 2025
Labour’s North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has called on her Government to accelerate devolution by...
FINANCE
Liverpool backs tourism tax
By Dan Peters | 25 April 2025
A £2 overnight visitor charge will be introduced in Liverpool from next month after hoteliers bac...
FINANCE
Mayors' integrated settlements published
By Martin Ford | 09 April 2025
Final details of integrated settlements for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands have been co...
DEVOLUTION
Developing deeper devo growth
By Luke Raikes | 14 March 2025
The English Devolution White Paper rightly puts growth and living standards centre stage, says Lu...
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