Andy Burnham and Ben HouchenAndy Burnham’s new plan to offer metro mayors a greater proportion of income tax to spend on their local communities has already hit a stumbling block.
In his push for devolution, the prime minister promised that “more of the taxes raised in a community will stay in that community” in plans to be outlined in his autumn Budget.
Conservative mayor of Tees Valley, Lord Houchen, then suggested giving that extra cash back to taxpayers.
But first secretary of state
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