A report has laid bare the huge challenge the authority faces to balance its budget this year.
Opposition councillors have voiced their thoughts over the future over Shropshire Council
It sets out how the council needs to deliver at least 95 per cent of its planned £51.4 million of savings in 2023/24 in order to “avoid depleting its reserves to a level which seriously jeopardises its financial solvency”. Councillor Julia Buckley, leader of the county’s Labour group, said: “These are concerns that we in the Labour opposition group have been raising for some time.
Councillor Buckley added: “I have repeatedly asked for contingency plans to protect the local authority from unexpected shocks.“My message to the Conservative administration running our council into the ground is simple – protect our residents and services from financial ruin.” “We, who are not members of the secret society that at present run the council, deserve to be informed and told how and what are the plans to reduce the council's spending by over £1m per week.”
“As the visiting team state, after many years of financial mismanagement, when planned savings were continually not made, there is still time.
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