Andy Burnham‘s devolution drive will leave taxpayers to pick up the bill for ballooning staffing costs across regional government, it has been claimed.
The Prime Minister has pledged to move power from Whitehall and ‘carry it into every postcode in the land’ in his bid to boost the role of local leaders.
But a new analysis has suggested Mr Burnham’s plans could cost taxpayers millions of pounds a year more in bumper salaries for regional officials.
The research by the TaxPayers’ Alliance think tank found staff costs in areas that already have directly-elected mayors had soared in recent years as they take on
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