UK Government Economics – Evaluate the economic advantages and disadvantages of the chancellor of the exchequer’s announcement of his intention to allow local councils to retrain all of the business rates raised in their area

The module is Government Economics Full Essay Title: In October 2015 the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced his intention to allow local councils to retain all of the business rates raised in their area, with implementation due to take place by 2020. Evaluate the economic advantages and disadvantages of this proposal, taking account of any other relevant changes currently being planned in local government finance. I am aiming to get a high 1st in this assignment (75% or more). The essay will be marked on: • Relevance to, and focus on, the question; • The use and application of appropriate economic analysis; • The use of relevant empirical examples, where appropriate; • A clear and coherent line of argument which reads well (a logical exposition which does not jump around between topics or repeat itself, clear use of English, proper use of paragraphing, no ambiguous or meaningless phrases, correct diagrams, etc); • Presentation and overall appearance of the essay (layout, consistent use of fonts and spacing, good spelling and grammar, correct referencing, neat diagrams, general tidy ‘feel’, etc). Can you please skip the introduction and concentrate on writing the main body? I would like the main majority of the references to be from journal articles