UNISON calls for funding review

摘要

UNISON has demanded an 'immediate reassessment' of how local government's finance settlement is distributed amid concerns that future Whitehall cuts will leave poor areas exposed to soaring demand for services. A UNISON public services manifesto, which was published last week, assesses local government services in the context of an expected further round of government spending cuts beyond the 2015 general election. Many experts believe local government will again be asked to cope with a disproportionate level of cuts in order to protect other public services, such as health, beyond 2015. But UNISON's report warns that the UK must learn the lessons of cuts imposed in recent years, which have seen some of the poorest localities suffer some of the biggest spending reductions.