For local government, much of the content of the RSA Inclusive Growth Commission report will be familiar. In short, the economy and public services are broken.
You only have to look at another report launched this week, from the IFS Local Government Finance and Devolution Consortium, to see a big part of the problem. As we shift to business rates, the London economy is propping up the rest of the nation’s finances.
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