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Savings 'no longer enough,' councils told

The Accounts Commission’s latest report outlined ‘reducing budgets, growing demographic and workforce pressures, and declining performance across some services’.

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By Martin Ford | 17 May 2023

Making savings is no longer enough, councils in Scotland have been told by a financial watchdog.

The Accounts Commission's latest report outlined ‘reducing budgets, growing demographic and workforce pressures, and declining performance across some services'.

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