In this article we explore the implications of recent IFS findings that the 100% business rates retention pilots will cost £870m - even though the government said the policy would be 'cost neutral at the point of delivery'. We also discuss how much it will be possible to learn from the pilot schemes and whether the government may have had wider strategic objectives when setting the second wave of pilots up.
Authors
![David Phillips](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/David_Phillips.jpg?itok=wr3uc1L2)
Associate Director
David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.
![Person graphic](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/IFS-person-graphic.png?itok=hWCtTSrz)
Neil Amin Smith
Comment details
- Publisher
- The Municipal Journal
Suggested citation
Amin Smith, N and Phillips, D. (2018). Placing faith in the pilots [Comment] The Municipal Journal. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/placing-faith-pilots (accessed: 30 June 2024).
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