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Thurrock requires £26.5m more in borrowing to balance budget

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Thurrock Council must borrow an additional £26.5m from the government to balance its 2023/24 budget. A Provisional Financial Outturn 2023/24 report to Cabinet states

Government must tailor the support available to cash-strapped councils to ensure it accelerates – rather than impedes – their recovery, according to the finance lead at Barnet Council.

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