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Liverpool identifies £57m budget gap

Liverpool City Council has identified a potential £57m budget gap for 2020/21.

In an update to its medium term financial strategy, the authority said that the figure is a result of budget pressures and budget decisions still to be delivered.

It said that £19m of the gap is due to budget savings yet to be delivered, and a projected overspend of £7m in children’s services.

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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