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Fiscal devolution for counties on housing, income and tourism taxes ‘could raise £4.4bn a year’

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Handing fiscal devolution powers to county and unitary councils across England could be “transformational”, according to new research.

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Devolving housing, income and tourism taxes to England’s counties could raise £4.4bn a year the research from Grant Thornton UK, which was commissioned by

‘Half-baked’ plans to overhaul Scottish local government will lead to significant financial costs that have not been thought through and risk repeating the flawed process of local government reorganisation (LGR) in England, ministers have been warned.

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