ECONOMIC GROWTH

MPs call for rates and LEP reviews

MPs have called for separate government reviews of local enterprise partnerships (LEP) and the business rates system as part of the industrial strategy.

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By Dan Peters | 03 March 2017

MPs have called for separate government reviews of local enterprise partnerships (LEP) and the business rates system as part of the industrial strategy.

A report today by the Business Committee said LEPs should be reviewed to ‘ensure that needless duplication is avoided, best practice is shared and value for money is secured'.

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