Chief executives have predicted a bleak future for local government, with more than half (56%) fearing financial crisis within the next year, research by consultants PwC has revealed.
PwC’s annual Local State We’re In survey revealed that only 13% of chief executives felt they could maintain delivery of essential services until the end of this Parliament under the burden of austerity.
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