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Multi-year settlements pledged by Lib Dems in promise to tackle local government funding crisis

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The Liberal Democrats have pledged to support local government through “difficult” financial times, including by providing multi-year settlements. The party’s newly-launched manifesto states that

Government must tailor the support available to cash-strapped councils to ensure it accelerates – rather than impedes – their recovery, according to the finance lead at Barnet Council.

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