Peter Stuart 19 November 2015

Twas the week before Spending Review

It’s the week before the Spending Review and like children on Christmas Eve we are all excitedly wondering what is in store for us….

Does a 30% cut in Department for Communities and Local Government spending translate into a 30% reduction in grant over four years? And if it does, won’t that leave 70% of the Revenue Support Grant (RSG) still in existence by the end of the decade?

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