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Due to changes in the finance and function of local government, there is no consistent measure of central government funding since 2010. The Department\u2019s 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: <\/p> Basingstoke and Deane<\/p> Brentwood<\/p> East Cambridgeshire<\/p> Epsom and Ewell<\/p> Forest Heath<\/p> Gedling<\/p> Huntingdonshire<\/p> North Dorset<\/p> St Albans<\/p> Watford<\/p>"}
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