Blackpool Council leader welcomes funding increase
A £17m increase in Blackpool Council’s spending power next year has been welcomed by the council leader – but she warned it remains ‘impossible’ to turn the clock back on previous cuts. The 9.1 per cent increase has been announced as part of the government’s Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement which is the annual determination of funding to local government from central government. A £17m increase in Blackpool Council’s spending power next year has been welcomed by the council leader – but she warned it remains ‘impossible’ to turn the clock back on previous cuts. The 9.1 per cent increase has been announced as part of the government’s Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement which is the annual determination of funding to local government from central government. Lancs Live – NewsRead More
