A keynote speech by Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester
The IfG was pleased to welcome Rt Hon Andy Burnham to discuss how Greater Manchester will use its expanding devolved powers to drive economic growth.
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The IfG was pleased to welcome Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, who delivered a keynote speech on how the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) plans to use its expanding powers and spending freedoms.
From April 2025, Greater Manchester will be funded by a new ‘integrated settlement’ that gives the mayor and other local leaders far greater control of spending in areas such as transport, skills, employment and housing. In his speech, Andy Burnham set out his vision for how these powers should be used to drive growth and improve outcomes for people across the region, and what further powers should be devolved.
Andy Burnham was then in conversation with IfG Devolution Programme Director Akash Paun and took questions from the media and public audience.
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