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31.
Mr. Michael Morris
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authorities are overspent in the current year at the latest available date; and by how much.
Mr. Shore
On the latest information, local authority current expenditure in 1976–77 may exceed the planned level by £170–£210 million. There is no generally recognised basis on which the total could properly be allocated between individual local authorities.