A dozen metropolitan councils have been forced to impose spending controls or plan to do so, survey results shared exclusively with The MJ have revealed.
The survey of members of Sigoma, a special interest group for councils in metropolitan areas, found 27% already had controls in place while a further 27% said they would have to introduce them in the near future.
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