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Edinburgh warns of financial pressures

Edinburgh City Council has warned it needs a long-term plan to balance its books.

The authority has warned it had only managed to avoid a budget deficit by making £33m of cuts in February through one-off measures.

A report to councillors forecast £150m could be cut by 2023 unless a longer-term plan for its finances is put in place.

Until recently, the FRC had little involvement in local government affairs. But with investigations into council officers becoming more frequent, where is the political accountability?

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