Let cities control council tax bands, says devolution plan

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Let cities set council tax bands, says devolution plan
Cities should be given powers to revalue council tax bands in their local area as part of a package of financial freedoms needed to boost growth, the latest report from the City Growth Commission has concluded. Commission chair Jim O'Neill said that it was crucial metropolitan areas were given greater control of their own funding...

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TUC chief warns of growing social inequality
Savage public spending cuts and welfare restrictions risk the creation of a ‘Downton Abbey-style’ society, Trades Union Congress general secretary Frances O’Grady has warned...

Boost English and maths 'to improve competitiveness'
The government must launch a national campaign to improve adult literacy and numeracy, which are at ‘alarmingly low’ levels and undermining the UK’s economic performance, MPs said today...

Government urged to create up to 40 garden cities
The next government should introduce legislation to allow as many as 40 cities in England to expand for over a period of 35 years into garden cities that would house more than 150,000 additional people each...

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