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Local government finance settlement leaves sector divided

The most controversial local government finance settlement for years has divided the sector. Martin Ford looks at the fallout.

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The announcement of the final local government finance settlement was more eventful than most.

With the shakeup of formulas in England brought about by the implementation of the fair funding review, it was always more likely that revisions would be made to the provisional version unveiled in December.

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