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This autumn, IPPR North and IPPR, together with Arup, launched a landmark report on fiscal devolution, calling for bold new powers to unlock the economic promise of devolution by giving mayors further tax, spend and borrowing powers, and setting out what is needed to make this ambitious, fair and sustainable. At this event, ahead of the Autumn Budget, to explore the report and d...

A 2 per cent online sales tax and 1 per cent tax on click-and-collect purchases would raise at least £1.5bnRevenue should fund a business rates cut for leisure, hospitality and retail shops on local highstreets, says IPPR The government should rethink how it taxes retail as the shift to online shopping leaves high street businesses carrying a disproportionate share of the burden...

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The high street is being taxed too muchThe high street is not just a collection of shops, it is shared economic and social infrastructure where people can work, meet, access services and spend leisure time. The closure of a high street business is felt deeply by local communities. It lowers footfall which weakens neighbouring businesses, and, importantly, boarded up premises bec...

England's housing system has a fundamental weakness: we rely overwhelmingly on private buyers to create the demand for new homes. When buyers retreat, building slows, however great the underlying need for housing.Social housing offers a way out. But realising its potential requires more than putting additional grant into the existing system. It means rebuilding social housing as...