Councils counting the cost of bin collection
Waste collection is becoming the new frontier for council cuts.
How and why local councils are ‘loading up on debt’
How and why local councils are loading up on debt
Councils are at a 'financial breaking point', LGA warns
Local councils will reach a “financial breaking point” unless they receive transitional government support until 2018, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. The organisation believes the phasing out of the Revenue Support Grant will place councils in an “impossible position” – so just how bad is the financial situation for local authorities?