Birmingham City Council became the latest council to issue a 114 notice earlier in September preventing all but essential spending on frontline services
Town hall leaders in Blackpool are confident of keeping spending under control despite pressure on finances during the current year.
Coun Paul Galley, leader of the Conservative group, told a meeting of the full council he feared Blackpool was moving “towards a precipice”. He warned working balances, which provide a cushion to ensure the council can meet its financial commitments, now stood at £1m when rules stated they should be at least £3m.Coun Galley said: “Our own constitution guides us to what that precipice looks like.
After the meeting she told the local democracy reporting service government cuts had made balancing the books difficult. She said: “As a result there are always pressures on us financially and these become more difficult with each passing year.
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