This, the second event in the City Solutions series – convened by the Centre for Cities and PwC – will take a detailed look at the Government’s recent proposals for financial devolution, as well as on-going moves to create new financial vehicles to help England’s cities and towns to deliver economic growth.

Bringing together a wide range of councils, business representatives, and thought leaders, the event will:

• Unpack the implications of the Comprehensive Spending Review – including the potential for Business Rate Supplements, a reformed business growth incentive scheme, and planning tariffs to support local infrastructure investment
• Examine whether Local Asset-Backed Vehicles (LABVs) can help cities and towns to deliver infrastructure, housing, and economic regeneration. To date, Asset-Backed Vehicles have been used successfully by regional agencies and NDPBs – but could also offer cities substantial investment potential.

To accompany the event, the Centre for Cities and PwC will publish a new paper on LABVs – investigating whether a new generation of public-private regeneration vehicles could supply the investment our cities and towns need to deliver the Government’s ambitious housing growth agenda.

Entry to this event is by invitation only. To request an invitation, please contact Joshua Davis at PwC.