Fix ‘out-of-control’ financial crisis or well-run councils will go bust, say MPs

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• Local authorities push council tax to the limit as some tax bases increase significantly(5 views)
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• Front line services ‘inevitably going to be impacted without funding’, warns Durham council(3 views)
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• Conservatives commit to social care funding, devolution and ‘improving council standards’(3 views)
• Political parties’ ‘silence’ on local government finance likely to push more councils to the brink(3 views)
• Call for stability: Tom Wilkinson urges government to ditch ‘rabbit out of the hat’ approach(3 views)
• Fairer funding – will the wait be worth it?(2 views)