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100			_aMidwinter, Arthur
245			_aCentral grants and local spending in Britain: a reappraisal of the post-layfield period
260			_c2002
300			_ap.49-73.
362			_aAutumn
520			_aCentral grants have long been regarded as key financial instruments for controlling and directing local spending in Britain, and the drift to centralisation of funding has increased their importance. This article shows that a consistent pattern of reducing the percentage of funding by grants results in an intermittent pattern of growth and reduction in spending. However, when grant is growing in real terms, higher local taxes result, even if the grant percentage is being reduced. This suggests that grant manipulation only delivers spending reductions in the short term, as the constraints of incrementalism on budget choices lead to politically unacceptable outcomes, and thus a system of high grant dependency needs competent management by government. - Reproduced.
650			_aLocal government - Great Britain
650			_aLocal government
700			_aCarmichael, Paul
773			_aLocal Government Studies
909			_a54677
999			_c54677 _d54677