Southampton City Council has been warned it risks having to issue a section 114 notice this financial year as it battles to save £20m from its budget.
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) said the authority only delivered 39% of its planned savings last year and if that continued in 2023-24 it would achieve just £7.8m of the £20m target.
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