Jenrick confirms finance reform and devo schedule has slipped again
The communities secretary has confirmed the government's widely anticipated reviews of the business rates system and the fair funding of councils will be further delayed until next year, while its proposals for devolution are now not expected to surface until the second half of this year
The communities secretary has confirmed the government's widely anticipated reviews of the business rates system and the fair funding of councils will be further delayed until next year, while its proposals for devolution are now not expected to surface until the second half of this year.
But Robert Jenrick also claimed the sector's handling of the pandemic “builds the case for devolution” and assured councils of a “very strong role” in two large funding pots unveiled at this year's spending review, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund - worth £220m this year, when it is being piloted - and the £4bn Levelling Up fund.
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