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Getting the balance right

While the Levelling Up Fund and Community Renewal Fund are further welcome additions to investment in recovery, the complexity and time-consuming nature of such bidding regimes must be of concern to local government, says Sheila Oxtoby.

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By Sheila Oxtoby | 16 March 2021

Spring is a time of new beginnings and there are some reasons to be hopeful.

Infection rates have fallen significantly, the vaccination programme is moving apace, the Government has started on a phased roadmap to reopen society and the chancellor's Budget includes further major investment in recovery.

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