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Cuts force councils to use New Homes Bonus to 'prop up services'

Government cuts to council funding are forcing local authorities to use money from the NHB to ‘prop up services’, according to finance bosses.

By MJ Correspondent | 22 January 2014

Government cuts to council funding are forcing local authorities to use money from the New Homes Bonus (NHB) to ‘prop up services', according to finance bosses.

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