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Councils face tougher challenges in the year ahead, particularly in dealing with budget pressures, says the Accounts Commission in its annual overview report published today.

Pressures on resources and demands on services mean that councils may now have to consider decisions, which they had previously ruled out, to balance their budgets. Councils spent a total of £21 billion providing a range of essential local services and most councils are predicting substantial funding gaps over the next three years.

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