HC Deb 04 February 1991 vol 185 c44W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the level of revenue expenditure in the forthcoming financial year at which the capping of expenditure would be considered in respect of(a) Essex county council and (b) Southend borough council.

Mr. Key

[holding answer 1 February 1991]: On the basis of our intended criteria for charge capping in 1991–92—which were announced by my right hon. Friend the Member for Bath (Mr. Patten) on 31 October—Essex county council and Southend borough council would be able to increase their budgets to the level of their 1991–92 standard spending assessments–£902.978 million and £17.885 million respectively—before those increases would be considered excessive.

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