Funding cuts continue to dominate the local council agenda and last week’s announcement of 2015/16 funding grants will provide little by way of either surprise or respite to England’s local authorities.
While an average cut of 1.8% in and of itself may not be catastrophic, it’s the cumulative impact of systemic funding cuts over several years that presents such a challenge for today’s councils.
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