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Fair and affordable funding to keep down council tax
Fair and affordable funding to keep down council tax
Published: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:35:42
Councils in England will receive an £8.97bn boost in funding over the next three years, including £2.7bn next year as Local Government Minister John Healey published Government grant figures for 2008/11.
The figures published today (6 December 2007) confirm 13 years of inflation busting increases in grant which by 2011 will be 45 per cent more in real terms than in 1997. to read more visit the Communities website.