Grants replaced rates as the backbone of British local government funding
Share of total local government income in Britain
Rates
Trading
services
Total
grants
Housing
fees
1880
1885
1890
1895
1900
1905
1910
1915
1920
1925
1930
1935
1940
1945
1950
1955
1960
1965
1970
1975
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100%