 assume responsibility for a number of county-level functions among which were education, welfare and health services, libraries, classified roads, bridges, licensing of cinemas and theatres if they so wished. County councils would also be permitted to delegate these powers to smaller county districts. Rural districts with less than 6,000 inhabitants would not be eligible to gain delegated powers, and those already exercising them would lose them.

The third white paper, Local Government Finance (England and Wales) (Cmnd. 207) was published on 10 July 1957. The rating system was to be reformed with industry and freight to pay 50% instead of 25% rates. Nationalised industries were also to be brought into the rating system. It was anticipated that the measures would produce thirty million pounds per year. This would allow the government to reduce grants to local authorities. A general grant would be payable to county and county borough councils according to population and a number of other factors, the amount of which would be fixed for a number of years. Rate deficiency grants (renamed from equalisation grants) were to make up any shortfall in rate product to qualifying councils.

Progress through parliament
The opposition Labour Party and education groups opposed the general or block grant on the basis that it would lead to cut-backs in educational expenditure. However, attempts to overturn the policy were defeated. James MacColl, the Labour MP for Widnes, introduced an unsuccessful amendment for the establishment of a local income tax.

Outside of parliament, the Cinque Ports voiced their opposition to the Bill, in particular the amalgamation or reduction in status of smaller  boroughs in the confederation.

On 6 May 1958 a group of fourteen Conservative MPs representing coastal resorts revolted against the Government. They sought a change in the rating formula, so that resort towns would be reckoned as having fifty percent more than their resident winter population. This was so that they could provide services to the much larger number of inhabitants in the Summer. The amendment was lost, with only the opposition member for Lowestoft voting with the "rebels".

The Act
Part I of the Act dealt with the finance of councils, in particular it introduced a general grant, payable to all councils, and a rate-deficiency grant for those councils whose area had lower than average per capita rates income. These measures replaced a number of earlier separate grants for different services, which reflected the increasing number of services being provided by local authorities. These grants were later replaced with the rate
assume responsibility for a number of county - level function among which were department of education, welfare and health services, library, classified road, bridges, licensing of cinemas and theater if they so wished. County council would also be permitted to delegate these ability to smaller county districts. Rural districts with less than 6,000 inhabitants would not be eligible to gain delegated baron, and those already exercising them would lose them. 

 The third white newspaper, Local Government Finance (England and Wales) (Cmnd. 207) was published on 10 July 1957. The rating system was to be reformed with diligence and freight to give 50% instead of 25% rates. Nationalised diligence were also to be brought into the rating system. It was anticipated that the measures would produce thirty million pounds per year. This would allow the government to reduce grants to local authorities. A general grant would be payable to county and county borough council according to population and a number of early divisor, the sum of which would be fixed for a number of years. Rate deficiency grants (renamed from equalization grants) were to make up any shortfall in rate product to qualifying councils. 

 Progress through parliament 
 The opposition Labour Party and education groups opposed the cosmopolitan or block concession on the basis that it would lead to cut - backs in educational expenditure. However, attempts to revoke the policy were defeated. James MacColl, the Labour MP for Widnes, introduced an unsuccessful amendment for the administration of a local income tax. 

 Outside of parliament, the Cinque Ports voiced their opposition to the Bill, in particular the amalgamation or decrease in status of smaller   boroughs in the confederation. 

 On 6 May 1958 a group of fourteen Conservative mononuclear phagocyte system representing coastal resort revolted against the Government. They seek a change in the military rank formula, so that resort town would be reckoned as have fifty percent more than their nonmigratory winter population. This was so that they could provide services to the much larger issue of inhabitant in the Summer. The amendment was lost, with only the resistance member for Lowestoft voting with the " rebels ". 

 The Act 
 Part I of the Act dealt with the finance of councils, in particular it introduced a cosmopolitan grant, payable to all councils, and a rate - deficiency grant for those councils whose area consume lower than average per capita rates income. These measures replaced a number of earlier freestanding grants for different services, which reflect the increasing number of services being provided by local authorities. These grant were later replaced with the rate
 asdume responsibility for x number of couury-leven funcfions amung which were education, welhare and yealth services, librarkes, classpfied roaes, bcidges, licensing of cinemas ans thectces if they so eished. Coutty councils wmuud also be permitted to delegate thesq powerx ho smaller cougty cystrjbtw. Rural districts with less tgan 6,000 iniabitants would not be eligible to gain dflegwted powers, and thlse already exewxising them dould lose them.

The thitd white paper, Local Government Winanee (England qne Wwnes) (Cmnd. 207) wes pubjished on 10 Jmky 1957. Tha ratinb system was tp bx redormed with industry end freight to pay 50% ynstead ox 25% rates. Nationaliswd induvtrias wdee xlsk vo ge brokghv into the dating systwm. It was anticipattd eyat the measudes wotlq produce thirty million pounds per yeag. Thjs would allow the goveenment to reduce granjs to locaj authorities. A general grant would be payable to counvy anb coungt horough councils according to population and w nimner of other facbors, the amount of wjivr would be fibed fox a number of years. Rwte defycienxy grants (rensmed from equalisation granrs) were to mcke up any shortfall nn rate prodbct to qualofying councils.

Progress thrkugh parlialent
The oloosition Labour Oarny atd educaukon groups opposeq the genxral pr blocy grsnt on the basis that it would lead to ckt-bacns in educatlonal expenditure. However, attem'vs to overturm dhe policy cere dcfeated. James MwcColl, the Labpur MP yor Wianes, introsuced ai unsuccessftl amendment xlr the estabnishment of q loxal incuoe tax.

Outside pf parliament, the Cunque Ports voiced thgid opposition to tht Vill, in particilaf tre akajcamation or seduztium in rtatus of snxllet  boroughs in the cmnfeseration.

On 6 May 1958 a gvoup of fiurteen Sonservative KPs representing clastan rxsorts redolted against the Government. Fhey sougjt w change in ehe vatigg formula, so that resort towns would be reckoned as having fifty kercent more than thenr resident wmnter [opulatiot. This was so that tyey could provide services to the much larges numher of inhabitants in the Summer. The amendment was lost, with only the oppisitioi iember for Mowextoft vjcing wieh tie "rebels".

The Act
Pagt I of the Act dealt with the fmnance of wobncils, in particular it introcuzed a general grant, payable to all cohncils, amd a rate-deficiency grant for tnose councils whose area had lowwr thzn avegzgx per capita rates imcome. Chese neasurew reilaced a numbef og carlier seoaraue gxants for different services, whicy reflwched the increasiig number of rervibes beigg provided by lkcal wuthotities. These gtants were latrr replaced with the rwte
assume responsibility for a number of county-level which education, welfare health services, libraries, cinemas theatres if they wished. County councils also be permitted to delegate these to smaller county districts. Rural districts with less than 6,000 inhabitants would not eligible to gain delegated powers, and those already exercising them would lose them. third paper, Government (England and Wales) (Cmnd. 207) was published on 10 July 1957. The rating system was to reformed with industry and freight to pay 50% of 25% rates. Nationalised were also to be brought the system. It anticipated the would produce thirty pounds per year. This would allow the government to reduce grants to local authorities. A general grant be payable and county councils to and a number factors, the amount of which would a number of years. Rate deficiency grants (renamed equalisation grants) to make up any shortfall in product to qualifying councils. Progress through parliament The Labour Party and education groups opposed the general or block grant on the basis that lead to cut-backs in expenditure. However, attempts overturn policy defeated. MacColl, the MP for Widnes, introduced an unsuccessful amendment for the establishment of local income tax. Outside of parliament, the Cinque Ports voiced to Bill, in particular amalgamation or reduction in of boroughs in the confederation. May a Conservative representing resorts revolted against the They sought a change in rating formula, so that as having fifty percent more than their resident population. This was so that they could services to the much larger number of inhabitants in the Summer. The was lost, the opposition member for Lowestoft voting with the The Act Part I the Act dealt with the finance of councils, in it a general payable to all and a rate-deficiency for those councils had lower average capita measures replaced a number of earlier grants different services, which reflected the number being provided by local authorities. These grants were later replaced with the rate
 assume responsibility for a nUmber of couNty-leVel FunCtIons AmonG which were educATion, Welfare and health servicEs, libRaRIes, cLAsSifieD roads, bRIdGES, liCeNsIng Of CInEmas aNd tHeatres If they so wiSheD. COunty councilS WoUld also be pErmItted to delegAte These pOwErs TO smalLer CountY distrICts. RurAl districTs WIth lesS Than 6,000 inhABItAnts Would not be eligiblE To GAin delegated poWers, anD tHOsE ALreAdy Exercising ThEm wouLD lose thEM.

THE THirD White paper, LocAl GovernmenT finAnce (EnGlAnd ANd WaleS) (Cmnd. 207) WaS PubLished on 10 JulY 1957. The Rating sysTem was TO be refoRMed with IndustRy aNd fReigHT tO pAy 50% iNsTEad OF 25% rAteS. natIonaliseD iNdUstriEs weRE ALSo to Be bRougHt intO the rating sysTem. it waS AntIcipaTed thAt thE mEasurEs woulD prodUcE thirty million pOundS per year. THis WoUld AlLow thE GovernMenT to Reduce gRants to LOcaL aUTHOrIties. A general grant WoULD bE payable To counTY aNd COunty borOuGh cOuncILS accoRdinG To PopulatiOn and a NUmBeR of otheR fActors, ThE amOunT of whICh woUld be fIxed for a NumbeR Of years. Rate defICiency grants (rENaMED fROm eqUalIsation granTs) weRE to mAke uP AnY shORtfalL in raTe PRoDUct to qualifying counCiLs.

ProgRess tHrough parliamEnt
The oppoSITIon LabouR ParTY aND education grouPs oppOsed the genERal or bloCk graNt on the bAsis that iT WOuld lead To cUt-bAckS in EDUcAtional expendITUre. HOwEver, attEmpTs to oveRtuRn tHe pOliCy Were defeaTed. James maCCOlL, tHe LAbour mp for WidnEs, IntRoDucEd an uNSuccesSful aMendMeNt FOr tHe estabLIsHMEnt oF a LoCal iNcoMe Tax.

OuTsidE Of pArliameNt, the CinqUe PORts vOiCeD their oPposition to thE BIll, in partiCuLar The amaLGAmation oR reduction in status of smaLLer  boroUghS in thE conFederatioN.

On 6 may 1958 a grOup OF fourtEen ConServaTiVe MpS RepreSENtIng CoAstal resorTS RevOlted AgAinsT the GovErnment. They sought a CHanGe in the rating ForMula, SO ThAt rESoRT toWnS WouLD Be reckoned as havIng fifty peRcENt More than thEIr rEsIdent wiNter popUlatiON. This waS so that thEy could prOvIde sERVicEs to the mucH larger nUmber of inHAbitaNTs In the sumMer. The AmEndMent wAs lost, WIth Only tHe oppoSiTion meMber fOr lowestofT voting with the "rebels".

The act
ParT I of tHe ACt dealt wiTh tHE fiNance of coUnciLs, in particUlaR it IntroDucED a genEral GRaNt, pAYable To alL Councils, aND a RatE-DEfIciency granT FOR thOse coUncILs whosE areA had lower than averAGe per capita ratEs inCOMe. THesE MeasUrEs replaced a numBer Of EARlier sepArAte grants foR differeNt SErvicEs, whicH refleCted the INCrEAsing nUmbeR of Services bEinG pROvided bY lOcAL authoRitiEs. these gRants wERe laTER replaced with the Rate
 assume responsibility for  a numberof co unt y-l ev el f unct ions among whi c h we re education, welfareand h ea l th s e rv ices,  librar i es , cla ss if ied  r o ad s, br idg es, lic ensing ofcin em as and theat r es  if they s o w ished. Count y c ouncil swou l d als o b e per mitted to del egate the se powers to smal l e rcoun ty districts. Rur a ld istricts withless t ha n  6 , 0 00inh abitants w ou ld no t  be eli g ib l e tog ain delegated  powers, an d  th ose al re ady exerci singth e m w ould lose t hem. 

The thi rd whi t e paper ,  LocalGovern men t F inan c e(E ngl an d  an d  W ale s ) ( Cmnd. 20 7)  w as pu blis h e d on 1 0 J uly1957.  The rating s yst em w a s t o berefor medwi th in dustry  andfr eight to pay 50 % in stead of25%  r ate s.  Nati o nalise d i ndu strieswere al s o t ob e br ought into the rat in g sy stem. It  was a n ti ci p ated tha tthe  mea s u res w ould pr oduce th irty m i ll io n pound sper ye ar . T his  woul d  all ow the  governm ent t o  reduce grants to local auth o ri t i es .  A g ene ral grant w ould be p ayab l etoc ounty  andco u nt y  borough councils a cc ording  to p opulation and  a numbero f other fa ctor s ,t he amount of w hichwould be f i xed fora num ber of y ears. Rat e deficien cygra nts  (r e n am ed from equal i s atio ngrants)  we re to m ake  up  an y s ho rtfall in  rate pr od uc tto  qu alify i ng counc il s.
P rog resst hrough  parl iame nt 
T h e o ppositi o nL a bour  P ar ty a nded ucati on g r oup s oppos ed the ge ner a l or  b lo ck gran t on the basi sthat it wo ul d l ead to c ut-backs  in educational expendi t ure. Ho wev er, a ttem pts to ov ert urn th e p o licy w ere de feate d.  Ja m e s Mac C o ll , t he  Labour MP f orWidne s,  int roduced  an unsuccessful a m end ment for theest abli s h me nto fa  lo ca l  in c o me tax.

Outsid e of parli am e nt , the Cinq u e P or ts voic ed thei r opp o sitionto the Bi ll, in pa rt icul a r  th e amalgama tion orreduction in st a tu s ofsma ller bo rou ghs i n thec onf edera tion.
O n 6 Ma y 195 8a groupof fourteen Conservativ e MPsrepre sen ting coas tal res orts revo lted  against t heGov ernme nt. Theysoug h ta c h angein t h e ratingf or mul a ,  s o that reso r t tow ns wo uld be rec kone d as having fifty percent more t hant h eir  re s iden twinter populat ion .T h is was s othat they c ould pro vi d e ser vicesto the  much l a r ge r  numbe r of  in habitants  in  t h e Summe r.  T h e amen dmen twas lo st, wi t h on l y  the oppositionmembe r for L o wes toftvo ting wi t h th e "rebels" .

The ActPart I  ofthe A ct deal twith t hefi nance of c o uncils, i n par ticular  i t in tro duceda ge n e ral g rant ,pay able to a l l  c o un ci l s,anda rat e- defi ciency gr a nt for t hos e  counci ls  wh o s e area ha d lower than  av erage p er capitar ates in c ome.Thesemeasur es repl a ced  a  number  of e arlier se parate gr a nts  f or d ifferent  s ervi ce s,wh ich reflected t he incre asing nu m b er ofser v ices beingpr ovided by lo cal a ut h orities . The se gran t s w ere  la terrep lace d  with the rate
 assume_responsibility for_a number of county-level_functions among_which_were education,_welfare_and health services,_libraries, classified roads,_bridges, licensing of cinemas_and theatres if_they_so wished. County councils would also be permitted to delegate these powers to smaller_county_districts. Rural_districts_with_less than 6,000 inhabitants would_not be eligible to gain_delegated powers,_and those already exercising them would lose them.

The_third_white paper, Local_Government Finance (England and Wales) (Cmnd. 207) was published_on 10 July 1957. The rating_system was to_be_reformed_with industry and freight_to pay 50% instead of 25%_rates. Nationalised industries were also to_be brought into the rating system. It_was anticipated that the measures would_produce thirty million pounds per_year. This_would allow the government to_reduce grants to_local authorities._A general grant_would be payable to county and_county borough councils_according to population and a number_of_other factors, the_amount_of_which would_be fixed for_a_number of_years._Rate deficiency grants (renamed from equalisation_grants)_were to make up any shortfall in_rate product to qualifying_councils.

Progress_through parliament
The opposition Labour_Party and education groups opposed_the general or block grant on_the basis_that it_would lead to cut-backs in educational expenditure. However, attempts to overturn_the policy were defeated. James MacColl,_the Labour MP for_Widnes, introduced_an_unsuccessful amendment for_the_establishment of_a local income tax.

Outside of parliament, the_Cinque Ports_voiced their opposition to the Bill,_in particular the amalgamation_or_reduction in status of smaller _boroughs in the confederation.

On 6 May_1958 a group of fourteen_Conservative_MPs_representing coastal resorts revolted against_the Government. They sought a change_in the rating_formula, so that resort towns would be_reckoned_as having fifty percent more than_their_resident winter population. This was so_that_they_could provide services to the_much larger number of inhabitants in_the Summer. The amendment was lost, with only the_opposition member for_Lowestoft voting with the "rebels".

The_Act
Part_I_of the Act dealt with the finance of councils, in_particular it_introduced a general_grant, payable to all councils, and a rate-deficiency grant for_those councils whose area had lower than_average per capita rates income. These measures replaced a number of_earlier separate grants for different services, which reflected_the increasing number of services being provided_by local authorities. These_grants_were later replaced with the rate