Tory mayor demands tax cut powers

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : "As we emerge from the pandemic, ministers must resist the temptation for endless interference and instead cut taxes and red tape to allow working taxpayers and their communities to flourish."
41% : Mr Houchen, who was one of the first Conservatives to break through Labour's Red Wall when elected in 2017, argued that mayors must be given the freedom to cut taxes so that businesses are encouraged to set up in their areas - an idea which he believes is being opposed by the Treasury.
36% : One of the Conservative Party's most powerful regional politicians has called for the freedom to cut taxes to attract more business investment and accused Michael Gove of lacking ambition in his long-awaited levelling up paper.

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