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Two-fifths (40%) of the receipts from the Community Infrastructure Levy remains unspent by councils in England and Wales, according to new analysis by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE)<\/a><\/h2>\n

The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) was introduced in 2010 to help local councils secure the revenue needed to meet the impact of new property developments.<\/p>\n

Freedom of information requests undertaken by ACE highlight that despite raising more than \u00a31.1bn for councils across England and Wales between 2014 and July 2018, \u00a3443m remains unspent and is currently sitting in council bank accounts.<\/p>\n

The research also shows that across the board, take-up of the levy remains poor, with only 43% of councils in England and Wales (148 out of 348) choosing to implement it.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the findings, ACE chief executive,\u00a0Hannah Vickers, said: \u201cWhile councils are deciding not to implement the levy, or sitting on the funds raised, local infrastructure<\/a> is bearing the brunt of increased strain whenever new homes or retail developments are green-lit. This means more cars on our local roads, more pupils in our crowded schools and longer waiting lists at the GP. Given the current financial demands on councils, this is surprising state of affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s clear that the original intention of the levy as a means of fairly raising money for supporting infrastructure is failing. The upcoming Budget is an opportunity for the government to address this imbalance and put in place a system which is simple and transparent. At the moment the system is failing old and new residents alike.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report,\u00a0Scrapping the Levy<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>also reveals a number of regional disparities. More than half (56%) of unspent CIL is with councils in Greater London, while Birmingham and Newcastle have, to date, not spent any of the collected levy.<\/p>\n

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