The government has come under fire from London's boroughs over the final amount of funding they will receive over the next four years.

From 2008/09, 29 boroughs will be on the grant floor', receiving the minimum increase in grant, London Councils have claimed.

They claim the government's settlement has forced them to "face tough choices" over whether to increase council tax or cut services to meet targets.

For the following two years, 24 London boroughs will remain on the grant floor, which the umbrella body for the capital's boroughs say is "substantially" below the level of inflation.

New analysis shows that if current trends continue around 15 London boroughs - almost half of the total - will be on the grant floor for the next decade.

Chairman of London Councils Merrick Cockell said: "Despite our best efforts ministers have been unwilling to acknowledge the disastrous consequences of this settlement on local services and communities in London.

"The grant floor is substantially below the level of inflation. London's complex problems arising from ongoing population growth and mobility, social care needs, and waste disposal costs, have been totally ignored by the Government.

"Unless the Government increases the minimum level of funding to a more realistic level, the capital's boroughs will struggle to provide adequate or appropriate services for Londoners for at least the next three years."

appear to have been left out in cold hopes for a change to the local government finance settlement were dashed today when the final figures for councils' funding from 2008/09 to 2010/11 were announced.

Despite strong protests to ministers from London Councils and many London boroughs, about the potential impact on local services and communities in the capital, no significant changes have been made to the grant allocations in London.

From 2008/09, 29 boroughs will be on the grant floor', receiving the minimum increase in grant. For the following two years, 24 London boroughs will remain on the grant floor.

New analysis shows that if current trends continue 15 London boroughs, almost half of the total, will be on the grant floor for the next ten years.

Commenting on the final settlement, Chairman of London Councils Councillor Merrick Cockell said: "Despite our best efforts ministers have been unwilling to acknowledge the disastrous consequences of this settlement on local services and communities in London.

"The grant floor is substantially below the level of inflation. London's complex problems arising from ongoing population growth and mobility, social care needs, and waste disposal costs, have been totally ignored by the Government.

"Unless the Government increases the minimum level of funding to a more realistic level, the capital's boroughs will struggle to provide adequate or appropriate services for Londoners for at least the next three years."