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West Northamptonshire highlights key investments amid £94m debt increase

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West Northamptonshire Council’s “debt never runs ahead of what we can manage” as a sharp year-on-year rise came under media scrutiny.

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The authority’s level of debt rose from £585m at the end of 2023/24 to £679m by the end of 2024/25, a £94m increase. As

The biggest risks in local government finance, a backlash over debt write-offs as part of LGR, and a distaste for EFS were revealed in Room151’s annual treasury and finance survey.

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