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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

I am grateful for the responses. Perhaps I did not explain that, as in Australia, the base increase in grant is always set by the Government. That is the Government’s job. It is simply the distribution, equalisation, population, demographic changes and the cost of new legislation which goes to the commission. Sir Michael Lyons was careful in his suggestions and if the amendment’s objectives are shared, I hope that we can continue to discuss them with the Government. I hope that the Government will continue to discuss them with the Local Government Association. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.