Fair funding review pushes Windsor & Maidenhead into ‘untenable’ financial situation

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead is in an “untenable” financial position following fair funding reforms – and exceptional financial support (EFS) is “not a way forward”.

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That’s according to the council’s deputy leader and cabinet member for finance Lynne Jones, who told Room151 that the government’s fair funding calculations, and

Fair funding review pushes Windsor & Maidenhead into ‘untenable’ financial situation

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