Financing regional government in Britain

  • Laura Blow
  • John Hall
  • Stephen Smith

Published on 1 March 1996

Devolution and regional government are once again at the centre of policy debate in Britain. This reports considers the economic issues in designing a system of regional government, and its fiscal implications for the residents of the regions of Britain.

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Devolution and regional government are once again at the centre of policy debate in Britain. This reports considers the economic issues in designing a system of regional government, and its fiscal implications for the residents of the regions of Britain.

Authors

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Laura Blow

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John Hall

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Stephen Smith

Report details

DOI
10.1920/co.ifs.1996.0054
ISBN
978-1-873357-55-2
Publisher
IFS

Suggested citation

L, Blow and J, Hall and S, Smith. (1996). Financing regional government in Britain. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/financing-regional-government-britain (accessed: 25 April 2024).

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