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LGA warns cuts could create £20bn shortfall

Frontline council services across England face an annual shortfall of £20bn – equivalent to the entire adult social care bill – if ministers proceed with predicted budget cuts without reforming public sector provision, Smith Square has warned.

Frontline council services across England face an annual shortfall of £20bn – equivalent to the entire adult social care bill – if ministers proceed with predicted budget cuts without reforming public sector provision, Smith Square has warned.

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