The total packageof funding for local government, as published in the Spending Review 2007 is £34,730million across the period 2008-11 which is a increase of 12.6% across the period.Further details of the Local Government Settlement will be presented to Parliamentmid-December.We will continue towork in partnership with local government partners to drive forward our priorities.For future years, funding which is included within the overall local governmentfinance settlement is the responsibility of each local authority, in conjunctionwith their Community Planning Partners, to allocate on the basis of their localneeds and priorities - taking into account...