The councils that risk running out of cash reserves

BBC reveals 11 local authorities on track to ‘fully exhaust’ their emergency funds within four years

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Rubbish collections are likely to be reduced in bid to save money
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Almost a dozen English councils are at risk of using up all of their emergency cash reserves if current spending trends continue, it has emerged.

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