Local government: a devolution revolution?

Published on 1 December 2015

This presentation was given to the Local Government Association's County Council's network on the potential impact of recent and proposed changes to local government finance on county councils.

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This presentation was given to the Local Government Association's County Council's network on the potential impact of recent and proposed changes to local government finance on county councils. 

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.

Presentation details

Publisher
Institute for Fiscal Studies

Suggested citation

Phillips, D. (2015). 'Local government: a devolution revolution?' [Presentation]. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/local-government-devolution-revolution (accessed: 26 April 2024).

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