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Dorset Council braces for £43m overspend

The coronavirus crisis has cost the council around £60m.

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By Martin Ford | 12 October 2020

Dorset Council has forecast an overspend of £43m by the end of the financial year.

Its budget gap is largely attributed to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on increasing costs and reducing income.

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