FINANCE

Honesty is still the best policy

Heather Jameson says those involved in the provisional local government finance settlement cover-up seemed to be more interested in remaining ‘blame free’ than resolving the matter.

Sifting through the emails between the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) and the Valuation Office Agency (VAO) dealing with errors in the provisional finance settlement reveals an uncomfortable truth – that those involved seem more interested in remaining ‘blame free' than in resolving the matter.

The fact that the provisional finance settlement was based on faulty figures appears to be a case of cock-up rather than conspiracy.

Heather Jameson

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