Shropshire Council says its financial position is “better than expected” after publishing its outturn figures for the last financial year.
The authority overspent by nearly £8million in 2023/24, but Shirehall finance bosses say savings in the final quarter of the year lead to an improvement on an earlier forecast of £14.5m.
The council says it’s doing “as well as can be expected” ahead of what it says will be a highly challenging year, with a further £62m of budget savings identified for this year. “The previous quarterly reports have consistently set out this position, with substantial social care demand pressures and ongoing inflationary pressures juxtaposed with the most success in savings delivery yet seen.
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