EEF: Business must have voice in devolution debate

Posted on 12 Oct 2015 by Callum Bentley

Business must be given a greater role in plans for devolution in England if the process is to result in genuine localism and a boost to private sector growth, investment and job creation, according to EEF.

This role is set to become even more critical in light of the Chancellor’s recent announcement that local authorities will be given the right to set their local business rates. Chancellor George Osborne recently announced that local authorities will be given the right to set their local business rates. In a…

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