21 December - Is the grant up or down. What is the truth of it?
The Labour MP for Bexleyheath
claimed on X that the Labour Government is
going to increase its grant to Bexley Council by £43·8 million. David Leaf the
Conservative Leader in Bexley put out
a long X thread explaining why the extra
money was smoke and mirrors. As anyone who has seen Keier Starmer’s lips move
will know, the default position of the Labour party is to lie and lie and lie
again. However Bexley’s Conservatives are not exactly known for their
truthfulness although to be fair, Councillor Leaf has never been accused of
lying on Bonkers and probably that is not about to change.
Nevertheless, despite David’s long explanation I have been unable to work out exactly
how Bexley’s grant has been reduced. I think it may be something to do with the
estimate of Council Tax receipts but I am not sure. Core Spending Power being up is not the same as an increased Government grant.
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