It is remarkable that it is accepted as completely plausible that a Government might behave in the way suggested. Would my hon. Friend care to reflect on the fact that the Government have already done so in their reallocation of local government finance and the budgets for primary care trusts? Some primary care trusts are under-funded—and not over-spent—because the Government have shifted money from Conservative areas to Labour areas on purpose.
Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Deben
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 1 December 2005.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill.
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