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<p>While the Government has not yet completed its departmental efficiency review to
help identify further savings in 2019-20, we expect the four year allocations confirmed
in the final settlement on 10 February 2016 to be the amounts presented to Parliament
each year, should councils choose to accept the offer.</p><p>We look forward to councils
publishing efficiency plans by 14 October 2016 that demonstrate how the greater certainty
on offer can bring about opportunities for further savings. However, if councils prefer
not to have a four year settlement we cannot guarantee their future levels of funding.</p><p>We
have been clear that funding allocations in 2019-20 may be subject to the implementation
of 100% business rate retention, something councils have asked for over decades and
which we are working with the sector to deliver.</p><p> </p>
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