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Measuring the Fiscal Pressure on English Local Authorities under the Block Grant System

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  • J G Gibson
  • P A Watt
  • P Smith

    (Department of Economics, University of York, Heslington, York YO1 5DD, England)

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It is widely accepted that local authorities in England have been placed under increasing fiscal pressure during the 1980s by the block grant system combined with the rising level of grant penalties. Controversy surrounds the question of which local authorities have been worst treated by the new system. In this paper it is shown how the measurement of relative fiscal pressure has become much more complex than under the previous grant system, and published results on a suggested measure of fiscal pressure between 1980/81 and 1984/85 are presented.

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  • J G Gibson & P A Watt & P Smith, 1987. "Measuring the Fiscal Pressure on English Local Authorities under the Block Grant System," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 5(2), pages 157-170, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:5:y:1987:i:2:p:157-170
    DOI: 10.1068/c050157
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    1. George A. Boyne, 1988. "Politics, Unemployment and Local Economic Policies," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 25(6), pages 474-486, December.
    2. G A Boyne, 1989. "Local Tax Equalisation in England: An Empirical Analysis," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 7(3), pages 245-259, September.
    3. S.J. Bailey, 1991. "Fiscal Stress: The New System of Local Government Finance in England," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 28(6), pages 889-907, December.

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