Where next for local government financial reform?

Published on 26 June 2017

Last week’s Queen’s Speech inevitably focused on Brexit. A lot of the subsequent media coverage highlighted the Conservative manifesto pledges that were missing. But councils will have noticed another notable absence: a Local Government Finance Bill. With the 2016/17 Bill failing to pass before the election, where does this leave reforms to the local government finance system?

Last week’s Queen’s Speech inevitably focused on Brexit. A lot of the subsequent media coverage highlighted the Conservative manifesto pledges that were missing. But councils will have noticed another notable absence: a Local Government Finance Bill. With the 2016/17 Bill failing to pass before the election, where does this leave reforms to the local government finance system?

    Authors

    David Phillips
    David Phillips

    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.

    Comment details

    Publisher
    The Municipal Journal

    Suggested citation

    Phillips, D. (2017). Where next for local government financial reform? [Comment] The Municipal Journal. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/where-next-local-government-financial-reform (accessed: 28 April 2025).

    Grant

    Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), 2015-2020

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