05-10-2015 17:46 via news.yahoo.com

Osborne, pushing devolution, to give towns more tax powers

By Kylie MacLellan MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - British Chancellor George Osborne said on Monday he wants to transfer more power to English town halls as part of a deepening devolution campaign that could help his Conservative Party make headway in opposition Labour Party strongholds. Osborne said he was making "the biggest transfer of power to our local government in living memory" by allowing local authorities keep all revenues from a tax on businesses and letting big cities raise more mone
Read more »