well as for drafting - we simply dont know.Need that crystal ball again.
You can't say that areas will definitely have a shortfall, how do you know they aren't right now drafting something that will make sure all the areas that got money will continue to do so?
Also who is to say the EU would of continued to give them that money forever anyway?
as for continued EU support, again we dont know.
All i do know is that its likely that some areas will suffer.
Im not saying that if vote remain had been victorious that they'd be fine - but rather that there'll be a lot of nervous local authority officials that will have to look elsewhere for vital funding and i can't see central government stepping up to the plate what with their current austerity trends/drive....
Worrying times