Council income from trading will almost treble in value by 2020, bringing in the equivalent of 27.4bn a year, new research has found.
New council-owned trading companies should be given a three-year corporation tax holiday funded by government departmental underspends, a think-tank report has suggested.
Lib Dem Voice and the local government think tank Localis co-hosted a debate under the title ‘What should the Lib Dems offer on devolution in their manifesto?’.
Localis’ Alex Thomson writes in The MJ on the role of LEPs in the next parliament.
Localis’ Jack Airey writes in LGC on the growing role of municipal enterprise in supporting local government finances.
Localis’ Jack Airey writes in LGC on the growing role of municipal enterprise in supporting local government finances.
The Localis thinktank has called for a ‘dual lock’ between combined authorities and local enterprise partnerships over devolved economic growth funding, and for direct election of LEP chairs.
Modest English devolution could add 144bn to the UK economy by 2020 by handing greater spending control to the regions, according to a survey of local business and political leaders.
Greater devolution to Local Enterprise Partnerships from Whitehall control over the next Parliament could give 144bn economic boost to annual growth figures, a think-tank has today claimed.
Devolving greater power to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) could boost the economy by 144bn, a report from think tank Localis is arguing.