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‘Radical and carefully designed’: but will fiscal devolution do enough to promote growth?

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The government’s plans for fiscal devolution are both radical and carefully designed to dodge pitfalls, according to Thomas Pope, chief economist at the Institute for Government.

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Pope said that the proposals unveiled in the fiscal devolution roadmap were “at the maximalist end” of the ambition that might have been anticipated.

In the runup to the Autumn Budget, counties and rural areas want to see proper recognition of the financial pressures they face – and to take their place at the forefront of the devolution agenda.