§ Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the revised 1980–81 expenditure in Kent, Essex and Hampshire, respectively; and how this compares with expenditure in 1976–77.
§ Mr. KingThe table below gives the total local rate and grant-borne expenditure as shown in the revised budgets for 1976–77 and 1980–81 respectively for the three authorities requested.
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1976–77 Revised Budget £000 1980–81 Revised Budget £000 Kent 247,524 419,377 Essex 243,784 417,524 Hampshire 255,679 424,644 Notes: Local authorities were requested to revise their budgets both in 1976–77 and 1980–81—these figures are all taken from the revised budget returns.