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

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".

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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

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Date closed 13 August 2018
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