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Article: Councils To Face 'Tough Choices' In Local Government Finance Settlement - LGA.
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- December 6, 2007
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M2 PRESSWIRE-6 December 2007-LGA: Councils To Face 'Tough Choices' In Local Government Finance Settlement - LGA(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Responding to the Local Government Finance Settlement announced by the Minister for Local Government, John Healey MP, which provides around three-quarters of all money that councils spend locally, Chairman of the Local Government Association, a cross party organisation which represents councils in England, Sir Simon Milton, said:
"In certain parts of the country the money councils will receive, when faced with the increased pressure on their services, will make it the worst settlement ...