Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEnglish mayors will be permitted to retain a portion of the income tax and business rates collected in their areas, a policy announced by Prime Minister Andy Burnham. This initiative aims to incentivise regional leaders to foster economic growth and devolve power from Westminster to local communities across the UK. The plan, however, stops short of allowing mayors to independently raise taxes, a power currently held by the Scottish and Welsh parliaments. Details of these reforms are expected to be unveiled in a white paper during Chancellor John Healey's inaugural Budget this autumn. The government has stated that the rate of income tax for billpayers will not directly change as a result of these reforms, and an equalisation system will ensure financial support for areas with lower tax collection. In fullMayors allowed to keep share of taxes collected in their area as part of Burnham’s devolution revolutionMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Burnham vows to give mayors a share of income tax in devolution push
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEnglish mayors will be permitted to retain a portion of the income tax and business rates collected in their areas, a policy announced by Prime Minister Andy Burnham. This initiative aims to incentivise regional leaders to foster economic growth and devolve power from Westminster to local communities across the UK. The plan, however, stops short of allowing mayors to independently raise taxes, a power currently held by the Scottish and Welsh parliaments. Details of these reforms are expected to be unveiled in a white paper during Chancellor John Healey's inaugural Budget this autumn. The government has stated that the rate of income tax for billpayers will not directly change as a result of these reforms, and an equalisation system will ensure financial support for areas with lower tax collection. In fullMayors allowed to keep share of taxes collected in their area as part of Burnham’s devolution revolutionMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
