Diversity Cymru/Wales Region

Local Government Finance Settlement 2023/24 / Statistics for 2021/22

Date posted: 21 March 2023

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This E briefing provides updates, including on the Local Government Settlement, from a number of recent reports with information and stats on local government finance. These include the Scottish Government 2023/24 Local Government Finance Circular and  Local Government Finance Statistics for 2021/22. It follows on from our earlier briefing with the provisional Local Government allocations.

 

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