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Those are substantial sums and represent our best estimates of the consequences of various spending decisions and increases in demand that local authorities are about to face.
We decided, therefore, to test the question that had the best chance of success and that would offend the fewest people, which was a question on personal income.
I do not disagree with that—perhaps we are debating not the value of improved home safety but how best to deliver it. Our contention is that that is best done by addressing local priorities that are set at the behest of local agencies.