A determination under section 78 above shall be specified in the local government finance report for the year (as to which, see paragraph 5 of Schedule 7B).
If the determination provides for grant to be paid to receiving authorities, the report shall also specify the basis (the basis of distribution) on which the Secretary of State proposes to distribute among receiving authorities the amount of revenue support grant which under this Chapter falls to be paid to such authorities for the financial year to which the report relates (the financial year concerned).
Before making a report to which subsection (2) applies the Secretary of State shall notify to such representatives of local government as appear to him to be appropriate the general nature of the basis of distribution.
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