Soaring spending on Covid-19 compounds damage from depleted revenue in council tax and business rates
Councils in England face a £2bn “perfect storm” over the next few months and will be forced to cut services if the government does not meet the cost of soaring Covid-19 spending, the Institute for Fiscal Studies thinktank has warned.
Without additional financial support, councils “face a difficult choice between depleting their reserves to low and potentially risky levels or cutting spending on important local services”, the IFS said.
Continue reading…Soaring spending on Covid-19 compounds damage from depleted revenue in council tax and business ratesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCouncils in England face a £2bn “perfect storm” over the next few months and will be forced to cut services if the government does not meet the cost of soaring Covid-19 spending, the Institute for Fiscal Studies thinktank has warned.Without additional financial support, councils “face a difficult choice between depleting their reserves to low and potentially risky levels or cutting spending on important local services”, the IFS said. Continue reading…
