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Burnham to free mayors from ‘Treasury death grip’ with new devolved powers

Trade Hub UK regulation desk (2026-07-30): England’s regional mayors will be able to break out of the “death grip of the Treasury” by borrowing to invest in big projects under “transformational” plans… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

Burnham to free mayors from ‘Treasury death grip’ with new devolved powers

England’s regional mayors will be able to break out of the “death grip of the Treasury” by borrowing to invest in big projects under “transformational” plans to shift power out of Whitehall.

For the first time, mayors will keep a share of income tax generated in their area from 2028, as well as business rates totalling tens of millions of pounds by April 2027.

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