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EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces funding gap but £8m deficit looms image

EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces funding gap but £8m deficit looms

11/08/2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has reduced its funding gap by £16m but still faces a forecasted deficit of about £8m over the next four years, it has emerged.

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