IN BRIEF

摘要

secretary: This settlement and the major reforms... will together allow us to wrest power away from Whitehall and end the era of inefficient regional bureaucracy as we make good our commitment to devolve power and decision-making to councils and local communities!LGA chairman: 'Councils will do all they can to minimise the effect of these cuts, and will build on their record of delivering new and better ways of doing things.'