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Local Government: Major letter to Whitelaw ("New burdens on local government") ["Despite all our efforts, local authority spending has risen by 10 per cent in real terms over the past two years"] [declassified July 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/2301 f21
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 8pp
Themes: Pay, Public spending & borrowing, Environment, Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”)