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May 1998 C070
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Modernising local democracy
Type: IFS Commentaries
Authors: Carl Emmerson and John Hall
Volume, issue, pages: 32 pp
ISBN: 978-1-873357-81-1
IFS member price: £5
Non-member price: £10

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This report provides a response to the government's proposals. Is the current local government system likely to discourage "over-spending" by councils in the absence of capping powers? Will the government's proposals make the link between local spending decisions and Council Tax bills clearer to voters? Can measures to encourage councils to respond to the views of their residents be successful in making councils more accountable to local people?.

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