The formulas that determine how much funding goes to different councils are largely based on data from the 2000s and early 2010s. They shouldn't be! Especially if we're going to devolve new responsibilities to local government. New from my colleague David Phillips: ifs.org.uk/articles/dev...

Devolution may be sexier, but updating the local government finance system is vital | Institute for Fiscal Studies

Any plans for devolution need to be accompanied by updates to English councils’ hideously outdated funding allocations.

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