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Report details ‘serious impact’ of £744m funding gap at Welsh local authorities

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Local authorities in Wales are facing a combined funding gap of £744m by 2027, new research has shown. The funding gap is growing each

‘Half-baked’ plans to overhaul Scottish local government will lead to significant financial costs that have not been thought through and risk repeating the flawed process of local government reorganisation (LGR) in England, ministers have been warned.

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