Council coffers were dealt a double blow this week, when ministers rejected calls to ease front-loaded grant cuts over the next four years, and the Home Office belatedly announced a 25% cut to local anti-crime projects. The Local Government Association responded with regret to local government minister Bob Neill's final finance settlement for 2011/12, which was published on 31 January and offered few last-minute concessions to struggling town halls. Mr Neill announced an extra ￡10m to compensate district councils for the transfer of funding for concessionary travel to counties.
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