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<p>Due to changes in the finance and function of local government, there is no consistent
measure of central government funding since 2010. The Department’s preferred measure
of local government funding is Core Spending Power. Core Spending power is comparable
over the period 2015-16 to 2019-20 and published in cash terms on the Department's
website:<br> <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/core-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2019-to-2020"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/core-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2019-to-2020</a>
<br> <br> The 10 local authorities with the greatest reduction in Core Spending Power
over the period 2015-16 to 2019-20 are listed below:</p><p> </p><p>Basingstoke and
Deane</p><p>Brentwood</p><p>East Cambridgeshire</p><p>Epsom and Ewell</p><p>Forest
Heath</p><p>Gedling</p><p>Huntingdonshire</p><p>North Dorset</p><p>St Albans</p><p>Watford</p>
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