Make Government spending transparent, adjust funding "increases" for inflation

Closed 32 signatures

What the petition asks

Often funding increases are announced, which amount to a funding cut after inflation. The only transparent approach is to deflate figures for inflation to give an increase figure in "real terms".

Full Fact provides evidence that the Grant review for police funding amounts to a cut after inflation.
https://fullfact.org/crime/police-funding-england-and-wales/

Conservatives say Labour voted against an increase.
https://www.facebook.com/conservatives/photos/a.288165009278.146725.8807334278/10155780194029279/?type=3&theater

Labour say Conservatives voted for a real terms cut.
https://www.facebook.com/labourparty/posts/10155283147077411

Timeline

13 Feb 2018	Petition opened for signatures
13 Aug 2018	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 32

Status Closed

Opened 13 Feb 2018

Closed 13 Aug 2018

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