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LGA: Reserves would quickly run out

If councils used their cash reserves to plug gaps in government funding all the money would be spent within three years, town hall chiefs have warned.

If councils used their cash reserves to plug gaps in government funding all the money would be spent within three years, town hall chiefs have warned.

The 2018 projection was made after new analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA).

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