I was beginning to wonder which party was in if the council had introduced weekly bin collections and free parking. Perhaps we can look at what reserves the council has. Councils across the country have increased their reserves by some £2.2 billion, taking the grand total to £21.4 billion, a huge amount of money. Some of those councils can make some choices that would make the whole system work better.
Local Government Finance
Proceeding contribution from
Kris Hopkins
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 18 December 2014.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Local Government Finance.
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2014-15
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