Paul Marinko 18 March 2026

Chancellor to give local leaders control over national taxes

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to give ‘local leaders' control of some national taxes in a ‘permanent transfer of power and resources' to regions.

Reeves used her annual Mais Lecture to announce that Treasury officials would work with leaders to ‘develop a roadmap for future fiscal devolution to be published at this year's Budget'.

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Skills Pipelines: What local government needs to know

Councils and mayors are to be handed a central role in developing skills pipelines for local industries, as the Government unveils what it calls a ‘fundamental change’ to the education system aimed at tackling youth unemployment. Here's what council leaders and officers need to know.
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