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Local Government Finance Bill

If an area faces the wholesale closure of some of its industries, that obviously creates demand for the local authority's services. Is it not a fact that such a local authority will lose money by the transfer to central Government and through the loss of business rates, and will therefore be less able to respond to the needs that are created by the wholesale closure of those industries, which we have seen in parts of the country?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
538 c804 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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