Lib Dems pledge to deliver greater fiscal devolution

摘要

The Liberal Democrats have stated their commitment to delivering greater fiscal freedom for English local authorities among key measures to 'rejuvenate' local government. In the chapter on devolution and democracy in its manifesto issued 15 April, the Lib Dems pledged that if in power they would 'deliver greater devolution of financial responsibility to English local authorities and any new devolved bodies in England, building on the work of the Independent Commission on Local Government Finance'.