The total government grant, known as Aggregate External Finance (AEF), given to councils for the four years 1997-98 to 2000-01, expressed in real terms using the September 1999 Retail Price Index, is shown in the following table:Aggregate External Finance (AEF)11997-981998-991999-002000-01North LanarkshireAEF at 1999 prices338.292332.046336.005345.867% incr...