FINANCE

Borrowing under scrutiny amid Woking cash crisis

Financial failures at Woking BC could lead ministers to scrap sector borrowing freedoms unless efforts to identify councils at risk are found.

By Heather Jameson and Paul Marinko | 06 June 2023

Financial failures at Woking BC could lead ministers to scrap sector borrowing freedoms unless efforts to identify councils at risk are found.

The Government is consulting on what metrics to use for identifying councils at financial risk.

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Paul Marinko

Popular articles by Paul Marinko

  1. Woking's debt hits £2.1bn
  2. Children's social care reform must be more than money
  3. Finance chief exits cash-strapped council
  4. Chief rejects calls for resignation
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