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On that point, I thought that Westminster would refund us for the previous forestalling because it got the extra tax in 2014-15 that we have lost for 2015-16.
We should go for a “let’s improve everybody” approach, with a bit extra for some. An issue with things being local is that when we start talking about localities we start talking about boundaries.
It has also had an expert panel look at the issue, which has created two extra pieces of work—one looking at health impacts and one looking at fixing the regulatory regime, which is not fit for purpose.
There are many community groups and social enterprises that need a bit of extra help to get projects off the ground and into reality in a way that will enable community benefit to be derived.
As I understand it, the change fund, which has been the main focus of our discussions, provides a bit of extra money in the short term to try to change attitudes.
Can you be more specific in your comments about the future plans and the extra money to help deliver them? Again, I refer you to my written submission, in which I set out in about five or six bullet points the prime targets of that resource spend.