FINANCE

Cross-party committee launches finance inquiry

The cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has launched an inquiry into the funding and sustainability of the sector’s finances.

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The cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has launched an inquiry into the funding and sustainability of the sector's finances.

It comes after the Institute for Fiscal Studies think-tank said English local government funding per resident had dropped by an average of 19% in 14 years.

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