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Chris Ruane Excerpts

Monday 28th February 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Pickles]

rose—

[Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab)]

You are in the House of Commons!

[Mr Pickles]

So I am.

The Government announced in the spending review that we intend to make £650 million per annum available for the next four years to help principal local authorities, including police and fire authorities, deliver a council tax freeze in England in 2011-12. If an authority increases its basic rate of council tax by any amount, it will not be eligible for the freeze grant.