Council borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) continued to soar in April, with authorities taking on an additional half a billion pounds of debt.
A diverse range of local authorities used the PWLB to access fresh loans totalling £526m – £193m more than the £333m borrowed in March.
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