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Local councils to keep business rate revenues

Graham Watson

5th October 2015

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George Osborne's address to the Conservative Party Conference has flagged up a number of interesting economic ideas - not least this one, implying a devolution of power from the centre, with local councils being allowed to keep receipts from business rates.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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