Economies of scale
Arguably, some administrative centralisation, to get economies of scale, is compatible with local democracy and accountability.
How efficient is it to have a plethora of local authorities, health, police and fire boards?
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Hide AdSignificantly, in their present form, Reform Scotland’s proposals for local government finances are expensive and unworkable.
Take for example the anachronistic business rate based on a formula of a property’s rentable value. This bears no relation to business turnover, profitability or economic circumstances such as or recession.
Ellis Thorpe
Old Chapel Walk
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire