Summary
JOHN PRESCOTT has diverted billions of pounds of taxpayers' money northwards to keep council taxes down in Labour's heartlands, town hall chiefs claimed yesterday.
The subsidies mean that in some northern areas each individual is receiving Pounds 3 from the Government to pay for local services for every Pounds 1 in the South, they said.See the full content of this document
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North Beats South 3 to 1 On Council Tax Subsidies
Councils in the South-East complain they will have to make deep cuts to services for the elderly, bus services and road maintenance because Treasury cash has been diverted.
The Deputy Prime M...See the full content of this document
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