English and Welsh councils fear big funding shortfalls

Name: English and Welsh councils fear big funding shortfalls
Uploaded: 2012-06-26T06:41:07.000Z
Duration: 2 min 9 s
Description: There is a warning councils across England and Wales will face an annual shortfall of more than six billion pounds unless there is a reform of funding.

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There is a warning councils across England and Wales will face an annual shortfall of more than £16bn unless there is a reform of funding.

The Local Government Association says that by 2020, pressure on services could mean that councils will be unable to provide services like libraries and road maintenance.

Mike Sergeant reports.

26 June 2012