Proceeding contribution from Lord Bates (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 13 December 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Local Government: Finance.
Local Government: Finance
My Lords, does my noble friend agree that the party opposite had planned cuts of £52 billion to tackle the deficit? If they, as we have done, had ring-fenced the National Health Service and schools budgets, then it was always going to be a tough settlement, whoever was in power. Is it not also the case that this Government are reducing top-down bureaucracy through the comprehensive spending and performance reviews, freeing up councils from ring-fencing and giving them the potential to earn greater sums through business rates and the new homes bonus?
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- 2010-12
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- Council tax Council tax capping Local government Local government finance Powers Business rates Referendums Social services Greater Manchester Police Authority Nottinghamshire Police Authority
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