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In charts: provisional finance settlement analysis

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Dan Bates, head of research at Room151, has compiled six charts that show the impact of the provisional local government finance settlement and the government’s fair funding reforms.

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The charts show four financial years – the one year settlement for 2025/26 followed by the new three-year settlement for 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29.

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