UK finance minister Healey backs decentralised growth, local powers
UK’s finance minister Healey is seeking to decentralise power, giving city regions greater powers to set local industrial strategies and attract private investment, with British Business Bank funding earmarked for innovative firms in the north of England.
City Regions To Get Greater Powers To Develop Local Industrial Strategies And Attract Private Investment - 150M Of British Business Bank Funding To Be Earmarked For Innovative Firms In North Of England - Reaffirms Commitment To Fiscal Discipline - Government To Stick To Existing Fiscal Rules