ALT Responding to the Budget Henri Murison, Chief Executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, said: “The Chancellor has made welcome steps to fiscal devolution, such as the tourism levy, but with council tax surcharge on mansions being retained by the Treasury the debate on access to Mayors and councils having access to wider range of tax instruments, such as national insurance, will only intensify. When our only dedicated local tax is topping up Whitehall funds, as local government is still underfunded across the most deprived parts of the country despite the fair funding review, it necessitates a complete reset in the way we fund local and regional government." "The ability to retain the funds generated by future growth in Leeds is the type of fiscal policy we need - where ambitious cities pursuing growth in the regional and national interest are backed by this government."