Manchester should be given income-tax raising powers and complete control of spending within five years as a blueprint for granting full devolution to English cities, a think tank said.
Scotland's independence referendum - and the extensive new powers promised even in the event of a No vote - has refocused attention on local powers in the rest of the UK, including England.
English cities should be able to set its own taxes, the director of a think tank has suggested, calling for full devolution in Manchester.
Phillip Blond, of ResPublica, said:
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