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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Burnham To Give Mayors Share Of Income Tax
Caption: Burnham To Give Mayors Share Of Income Tax. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced plans to give mayors across England a share of income tax revenue for the first time as part of a major overhaul of local government funding. The government will also allow strategic authorities to keep more business rates and hand them greater control over housing, transport and skills. Ministers say the changes will mean more money raised locally stays in local communities, with full details due in Chancellor John Healey's first Budget this autumn. Opposition parties have criticised the plans, warning they lack detail and could leave poorer areas at a disadvantage. Burnham said the reforms would fulfil his promise to bring power out of Westminster and give communities greater control over their own future. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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