Joe Lepper 13 October 2025

Budget deficit warning over two unitary plan

One of two unitary authorities proposed for Warwickshire amid local government reorganisation ‘would exist with a budget deficit from day one', a report has warned.

A Warwickshire CC report said a proposal to split the county geographically would create a ‘loser' council in the north of the county and ‘winner' in the south.

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