Around 100 could be shaved off council tax bills by 2020 as local government becomes more innovative and entrepreneurial, the Localis think-tank has predicted.
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?’.
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.
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.
Devolving greater power to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) could boost the economy by 144bn, a report from think tank Localis is arguing.
Localis has launched a major new report that explores the future of LEPs in the next parliament.
Devolution in England could add 144bn a year to the UK economy by 2020 by handing powers and funds to local enterprise partnerships, according to a report from Localis.