Claim: Local authority budgets have been cut by 40% since 2010.
Fact-check: Local authorities' budgets are roughly 26% lower since 2010 - Full Fact
Verdict: this is roughly the reduction in the money english local authorities get from central government, since 2010. overall, their budgets are 26% lower, because they also raise money locally.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Will Hulme
Date published: 2017-06-29T00:00:00