Councils have raised concerns with government that local authorities will have to demonstrate their efforts to spend a key business grant before getting more cash. Local authorities have been told they have until the end of June to prove they have spent or 'made a validated attempt to spend' 100% of the additional restrictions grant (ARG) they have been allocated or they will not qualify for the latest £425m announced by the Government. A Local Government Association (LGA) spokesperson said: 'The LGA is concerned at these conditions, particularly as when the ARG was originally announced councils were told they had until March 2022 to spend the grant.'
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