> English mayors will be handed a portion of income tax receipts from 2028 in place of central grants, under Andy Burnham’s push to spread power away from London.
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> The radical change in Treasury policy comes alongside plans to devolve more powers over housing, planning, skills and transport as the new prime minister’s two-week policy blitz draws to a close.
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> The new devolution package also promises further mayoral control over skills budgets for 16 to 19-year-olds, as well as more local powers over spending on employment support. Both were major priorities for Burnham while he was mayor. However, the scope of the powers is yet to be agreed.
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> Stephen Evans, chief executive of the Learning and Work Institute, a think-tank, said mayors had “an opportunity to align support to get people back to work with the needs of local employers” but said there were “big potential pitfalls” in handing over control of education, including splitting accountability for schools.
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> Friday’s announcement also promises further control over local rail networks and buses — the latter already a mayoral power — and “stronger planning and regeneration powers”.
This all seems very promising, though I’ve always been more the philosophy-wordcel type of liberal than the economics-understander type
> Allowing mayors to keep a share of local income tax is unashamedly pro-growth and will remove anchors that have held back the UK’s cities for decades. It will be the most significant and welcome transfer of fiscal powers since the foundation of the modern welfare state.
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Im not opposed to this and Id like to think this sub won’t be either considering its reasonable success in parts of the UK
This will also likely stop putting more power into parish councils as currently
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> English mayors will be handed a portion of income tax receipts from 2028 in place of central grants, under Andy Burnham’s push to spread power away from London.
>
> The radical change in Treasury policy comes alongside plans to devolve more powers over housing, planning, skills and transport as the new prime minister’s two-week policy blitz draws to a close.
>
> […]
>
> The new devolution package also promises further mayoral control over skills budgets for 16 to 19-year-olds, as well as more local powers over spending on employment support. Both were major priorities for Burnham while he was mayor. However, the scope of the powers is yet to be agreed.
>
> Stephen Evans, chief executive of the Learning and Work Institute, a think-tank, said mayors had “an opportunity to align support to get people back to work with the needs of local employers” but said there were “big potential pitfalls” in handing over control of education, including splitting accountability for schools.
>
> Friday’s announcement also promises further control over local rail networks and buses — the latter already a mayoral power — and “stronger planning and regeneration powers”.
This all seems very promising, though I’ve always been more the philosophy-wordcel type of liberal than the economics-understander type
The [Centre for Cities](https://www.centreforcities.org/press/centre-for-cities-welcomes-unashamedly-pro-growth-income-tax-sharing-for-mayors/) have this to say on it:
> Allowing mayors to keep a share of local income tax is unashamedly pro-growth and will remove anchors that have held back the UK’s cities for decades. It will be the most significant and welcome transfer of fiscal powers since the foundation of the modern welfare state.
Im not opposed to this and Id like to think this sub won’t be either considering its reasonable success in parts of the UK
This will also likely stop putting more power into parish councils as currently