The tax payer will not have to pay more
One of the leaders behind the East Midlands devolution deal says people won't have to pay more council tax to fund the new authority that it will create. Nottinghamshire County Council leader Ben Bradley was one of four leaders from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire who signed the £1.14 billion agreement in August.
"We have agreed formally that we're not going to do that. We've had that conversation with partners across districts and boroughs and upper tier authorities around the deal. Councillor Foale said: "We certainly can't say no to this because we really, really need the money. This deal won't deliver enough in terms of devolved powers or money, but it's the only offer on the table at the moment.
"This 1.14 billion is a start. We'll negotiate into next year a transport pot on top of that, for the West Midlands that was another billion quid. When you look at places like Greater Manchester, that one billion became about five and a half billion. All Conservative councillors spoke in support of the deal and some from the Labour Party did express hopes about what it could achieve. One of those supportive of the deal was Gedling Borough Council leader John Clarke, who represents Arnold South at the county council.
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