Minister confirms 6.7% funding crop in England from 2016-20 with local bodies having option of four-year settlementLocal authorities in England face billions more in cuts from next April,the government has confirmed, as it set out details of a “Conservative-led revolution” to devolve funding responsibility for municipal services from Whitehall to local councils.
The communities secretary, or Greg Clark,said council funding would be reduced by 6.7% between 2016 and 2020, with the bulk of the cuts “frontloaded” in the first two years before easing off in the last two.
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Source: theguardian.com