Is it not possible for a future Government to say, ““We will use that set-aside money to reduce council tax””? If so, that money would disappear from local authorities' spending level, and overall they would have less money to spend on vital services.
Local Government Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Watts
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 18 January 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Local Government Finance Bill.
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