Of course, this is not just about the councils that are unable to raise enough business rates to support their services now. Will adequate funding mechanisms be in place to ensure that if a large employer were to close and leave a council that is currently sustainable in terms of business rates, it would in effect get the shortfall created by the employer moving out or closing down?
Local Authority Financial Sustainability: NAO Report
Proceeding contribution from
Andrew Gwynne
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 March 2018.
It occurred during Debate on Local Authority Financial Sustainability: NAO Report.
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