Plymouth City Council’s budget for the forthcoming year hinges on a request to the Government for a capitalisation direction.
It follows concerns raised by auditor Grant Thornton over the council’s decision to pay off its pension deficit of £72m in full using a loan in 2019 and recording it as capital expenditure.
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