map would prove a boon to councils in wealthy areas including Westminster and West Berkshire, while councils in areas of social need may suffer A prescient analysis by the Local Government Chronicle last month modelled the potential impact of the changes to commerce rates announced by George Osborne on Monday.
The LGC examined whether any increased income that councils received from retaining commerce rates would compensate for other grant cuts due to be imposed by central government over the next few years.
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Source: theguardian.com