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  Local Government Finance (England)
  
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  @ MP voted aye to approve the amounts of Revenue Support Grant proposed by Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to pay to local councils in 2013-14
  @ MP voted against approving the amounts of Revenue Support Grant proposed by Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to pay to local councils in 2013-14
  
  The majority of MPs voted to approve details of payments to be made to local Government by central government in 2012-13. This was the first year of a new system involving local retention of business rates (with a redistribution system), a "Revenue Support Grant" as well as other grants. 
  
  The approved motion read:
  
  :That the Local Government Finance Report (England) 2013-14 (HC 948)[1], which was laid before this House on 4 February be approved.
  
  
  While speaking on the motion Brandon Lewis MP stated the overall reduction in local councils' spending power for 2013-14 compared with 2012-13 was 1.3%[2]
  
  The Audit Commission have summarised the impact of the local Government settlement for 2013-14[3] stating:
  
  *  The settlement increases the proportion of council income from local sources from 56 per cent to 70 per cent.
  * In total, spending power by English local authorities reduced by 1.7 per cent in 2013/14 compared to 2012/13. This has not impacted all local authorities equally. Seven authorities were awarded a total of Â£8.7 million of efficiency support grant to cap their spending power reductions at 8.8 per cent.
  
  
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  * [1] [http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/hc1213/hc09/0948/0948.asp The local government finance report (England) 2013/2014 via official-documents.gov.uk]
  * [2] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2013-02-04a.1WS.1 Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth, Conservative), House of Commons, 4 February 2013]
  * [3] [http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/technicaldirectory/vfm1213/5.2.1_Councils.htm Audit Commission summary of impact of local government finance settlement for 2013/14]
  * [4] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2013-02-04a.1WS.1 Written statement accompanying the laying before the House of the Local Government Finance Report (England) 2013-14 (HC 948)]
  
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