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That was caused by the deliberate transfer of taxation from national to local government, the creation of new burdens for local authorities and the partial funding of new initiatives, particularly by the Scottish Executive.
I congratulate John Purvis on his excellent efforts. That is noted. When we visited Brussels earlier this year, we heard much about joint European support for sustainable investment in city areas and joint European resources for micro to medium enterprises, both of which initiatives are likely to be introduced in the not-too-distant future.