Overview
- A new report by IPPR North indicates it will take 55 years for the North-East of England to achieve the same healthy life expectancy as London and the South-East.
- The study calls for radical changes in funding for local government and a decade of renewal to address England's regional divides.
- The government's current 'levelling up' programme is deemed inadequate due to significant local government cuts, with regional wealth inequality expected to worsen.
- Proposed solutions include reforming capital gains tax to fund regional investment and creating good jobs to foster a renewed regional agenda.
- Wealth inequality between the North and South of England is set to grow, with the gap reaching £228,800 per head by 2030.