Sadiq Khan calls for government rethink on ‘fair funding’ for London boroughs

Sadiq Khan calls for government rethink on ‘fair funding’ for London boroughs

Sir Sadiq Khan has warned the government that new plans to reform borough council funding would be a “false economy”, undermining the capital and hampering efforts to promote economic growth. The government’s Fair Funding proposals, due to come into effect next year, would update the formulas used to fund councils all over England, which have remained unchanged for a decade, aiming for a system where “allocations are made based on the latest and…