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Devon facing budget overspend

‘Unprecedented’ financial pressures have left Devon CC facing a budget gap by the end of this financial year.

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By Martin Ford | 08 August 2022

‘Unprecedented' financial pressures have left Devon CC facing a £40m budget gap by the end of this financial year.

The council's finance cabinet member Phillip Twiss described the position as ‘extremely serious' and warned there were ‘no easy answers and no easy solutions'.

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