Metro Mayors handed new funds in devolution dividend
Chancellor Rachel Reeves opened up her Budget speech by saying "we are getting Britain building" and has kick started a major review of how regional and local government is financed in the future.
The government is publishing a Call for Evidence at Budget on the role business rates play in investment, and whether councils can retain the uplift in rates income.
Possibly in response to the previous government’s liking for sprinkling localised pots of money, she instead focused on the mechanism by which projects will be funded wi... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
