There are fears that English councils “will be forced to raise taxes and cut front-line services to avoid effective bankruptcy” due to a lack of funding from central government, say William Wallis and Anna Gross in the Financial Times. The government has announced a £64bn settlement for local authorities in 2024-2025, an
A winter crisis for councils
Dec 22, 2023
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