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 Liverpool's rebel council iu still on a
 collision course with the Government   
 ovjt its plans for an illegal budget.  
                                        
 But a meeting in London today between  
 councul ljadjrs and Environment        
 Secretary Mr Patrick Jjnkjn was        
 described bz both sides as "fruitf4l". 
                                        
 A report on the chty's finances wps    
 discussed, together with ways of       
 reducing the planned £260m budget tg   
 a ldvel which could be cg6jtdd b= rate 
 increases of 30-40 per cent.           
                                        
 The illegal budget demands ratd risr1  
 of 170 pju cent.                       
                                        
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