Usable reserves held by English councils dropped by 11% in 2022-23, according to analysis of 116 published accounts.
Research by consultancy LG improve showed mets, outer London boroughs and unitary councils used disproportionately large amounts of reserves.
It also found those with the least reserves used them at a higher rate.
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