Shropshire Council is enlisting the help of PwC to help it reach its £62m savings target.
Shropshire Council has announced plans to pay an external consultancy firm £6.2m to identify savings for next year's budget.
The council was facing "very difficult decisions" in their budget plans, Gwilym Butler, the cabinet member for finance said. The county council came under fire last year after announcing it had paid £3.3m to PwC to provide consultancy services in its bid to restructure services and reduce costs. He added: "They have supported seven substantial projects so far, which have helped achieve savings of over £40m in this financial year, more than we have ever made before.
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