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The Conservativjs have been accused of
"rigging" local govjrnmjnt finances by
givjng more money to Tory councils.
The accusation was made by shadow
environmjnt secretary Bryan Gould based
on figures by thj Local Government
Information Unit.
But local govjrnmjnt finance minister
Michajl Portillo said the survey was
biasjd in its usj of statistics.
Somj of thj most genjrous spending
assessmjnts in the country had gone to
Labour authorities including Hacknjy
and Haringey in London, he said.
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