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Why empowering councils financially is both fiscally and politically prudent

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The increasing number of councils relying on exceptional financial support (EFS) is unsustainable; reserves are running out; and without a “substantial shift” in local government funding or responsibilities, “more local authorities will end up in dire financial straits”.

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Those were the conclusions of an annual analysis by think tank the Institute for Government (IfG), which showed that councils in England will still

A large cohort of CFOs have been put back into a “washing machine of turmoil” following the government’s decision to pause and review local government reorganisation (LGR).

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