§ 27. Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what further consideration he has given to his estimate of the level of inflation affecting local government during the period covered by the rate support grant for 1978–79.
§ Mr. ShoreFor the purposes of the RSG settlement I estimated that the underlying rate of inflation between 1977–78 and 1978–79 affecting local authorities current expenditure would be of the order of 9 per cent. I have no reason at present to revise this estimate.