Resolves on gov.uk. YES only if a Cornwall devolution agreement, deal or framework agreement published on gov.uk on or before 3 December 2026 grants Cornwall Council a power to set, levy or retain a local charge, precept, levy, supplement or tax, including an overnight visitor levy. A commitment to consult on, explore or consider such a power resolves NO. No published agreement by the date resolves NO. If that source has not published in time, BBC News and the Guardian reporting the text of the agreement settle it.
We looked at every devolution deal England has published since 2015 for an area with no directly elected mayor. There are six, starting with Cornwall's own deal in 2015, the first for a rural county. For each we asked whether it let the area raise money itself, for example through a levy or a tax it keeps. Money sent from Whitehall to spend does not count. Deals with a mayor are left out, and so are deals that were announced but never published. None of the six gave the area a power to raise money.