The effect of local veto power has recently come under fire after a series of local projects were halted after years of delays.

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The new company set up two different management boards, one each in London and Amsterdam, with both local bosses exercising veto power over the other.

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He focused his criticism on a plan to allow local referendums to veto excessive council tax increases as an alternative to capping by central government.

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