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Welsh plea for more council funding

Welsh councils have pleaded for more funding from the UK Government as they face up to £750m of pressures in 2024-25 alone.

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By Dan Peters | 15 September 2023

Welsh councils have pleaded for more funding from the UK Government as they face up to £750m of pressures in 2024-25 alone.

The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) blamed ‘spiralling inflation and unrelenting demand for services such as social care'.

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