PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Local Government Finance (27 March 2023)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of local councils to balance their budgets.
Asked by:
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
We are in close and regular contact with sector representative bodies and councils to monitor budgets and service delivery.
The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2023/24 makes available up to £59.7 billion for local government in England - a significant increase in funding which is designed to assist councils in service delivery.
Answered by:
Lee Rowley (Conservative)
27 March 2023
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