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Somerset Council disappointed by government funding settlement

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Council leaders say that government money to run local services next year is nowhere near enough.

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Somerset Council disappointed by government funding settlement

Council leaders say that government money to run local services next year is nowhere near enough.

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Somerset Council says £607m government cash is not enough to fill funding gaps

Somerset Council is to get £607.9m from the government to run the local authority next year, a 5.6% increase on the year before. However, the local authority says it is not enough to fill gaps in its funding and services outside of adult and social care could still be lost. The deputy leader of Somerset Council Liz Leyshon has said this week that despite the grant increase it is “not anywhere near” the net cost increase needed to run services. …

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Green reaction to government’s financial settlement for councils - Green Party

Reacting to the government’s financial settlement for local government announced today, Green Party co leader Adrian Ramsay MP said:   “The funding settlement is barely enough to keep councils ticking over. It does very little to ease the underlying financial stresses that local authorities are facing after years of rising costs around social care, special educational needs and reduced government grants.   “The government’s planning reforms and …

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